armchair criticism

English

Etymology

From armchair critic +‎ -ism.

Noun

armchair criticism (countable and uncountable, plural armchair criticisms)

1. A comment or criticism made by an armchair critic.
   • 1951 April, Stirling Everard, “A Matter of Pedigree”, in Railway Magazine, number 600, page 274:

     This is an armchair criticism, and the proof of the pudding will be in the eating.