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soi-disant

[swa-dee-zahn]

adjective

French.
  1. calling oneself thus; self-styled.

  2. so-called or pretended.



soi-disant

/ ²õ·É²¹»å¾±³śÉ‘Ģƒ /

adjective

  1. so-called; self-styled

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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of soi-disant1

First recorded in 1750–60; from French: literally, ā€œcalling oneselfā€; soi ā€œoneself,ā€ from Latin ²õŧ ( self ( def. ) ); disant ā€œsaying,ā€ present participle of dire ā€œto say, tell,ā€ from Latin »åÄ«³¦±š°ł±š ā€œto say, speak, tellā€ ( diction ( def. ) )
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of soi-disant1

literally: calling oneself
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But in at least some corners of this movement — soi-disant ā€œGorpcore,ā€ as in the hiker’s snack — there is no piece like the fleece, and no fleece like Sandy Liang’s.

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One Senate leader estimated the border wall would cost between $12bn and $15bn ā€œupfrontā€ – a possible sticking point among soi-disant fiscal conservatives.

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Kissinger’s soi-disant ā€œrealistā€ foreign policy, which remains influential today, is little more than ruthless realpolitik that deems the imperial projection of American military power beneficent by virtue of it being American.

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The soi-disant Land of the Free and Home of the Brave has a long and iniquitous history of overthrowing democratically elected leftist governments and propping up right-wing dictators in their place.

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Devereux was received with well-feigned affability by the soi-disant Swedish skipper, a politeness that the sub thought fit to reciprocate, at least for the present.

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