gutmensch

Dutch (Brabantic)

noun
Definitions
  • (derogatory) do-gooder; person who has a naive and unreflected conviction of their own moral superiority
  • (derogatory) someone overly concerned with political correctness

Etymology

Borrowed from German Gutmensch.

Origin

German (Berlin)

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