radical chic

noun

Definition of radical chic

: a fashionable practice among socially prominent people of associating with radicals or members of minority groups

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The Castro regime enthusiastically circulated photographs of the British delegation in front of a Che Guevara icon in Havana, a tired and gimmicky invocation of 1960s radical chic that’s even more farcical in the 21st century. — Mary Anastasia O’grady, WSJ, "Prince Charles and the Torturers," 31 Mar. 2019 Other stars include Liv Tyler; Peter Mullan; a slithery Mark Gatiss, as the court operator Sir Robert Cecil; and Tom Cullen, whose fearsome Guy Fawkes is a barbarous departure from the radical chic symbol favored by many hackers and activists. — Jeremy Egner, New York Times, "Kit Harington Isn’t Trying to Compete With ‘Game of Thrones’," 14 Dec. 2017

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