baizuo
English
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Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Mandarin 白左 (báizuǒ, “white left”), derived from 白種人／白种人 (báizhǒngrén, “White person”) + 左派 (zuǒpài, “left-wing”).
Noun
[edit]baizuo (plural baizuos)
- (slang, derogatory, Internet slang, politics) a leftist, usually from Western countries or of White descent, especially one who is seen as condescending or ignorant.
- 2021 March 27, Frankie Huang, “‘Baizuo’ Is a Chinese Word Conservatives Love”, in Foreign Policy[1]:
- Baizuo (literally “white left”) has been around for 10 years or so—but it rose to greater prominence in the wake of Donald Trump’s ascension to the presidency in 2017. It means something like “woke”—as said in a sneering tone by conservative critics of progressives.