esquerda caviar
Portuguese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Calque of French gauche caviar
Noun
[edit]esquerda caviar f (plural esquerdas caviares)
- champagne socialist, gauche caviar (one who hypocritically claims to be a socialist, but at the same time belongs to a social class and/or have a lifestyle that contradicts socialist principles)
- A esquerda caviar se diz ser a favor da igualdade social e dos direitos da classe trabalhadora, mas foram passar as férias em Miami.
- The champagne socialists are said to be in favor of social equality and the working class rights, but they have gone on vacation to Miami.