Virtue signaling describes a behavior of an individual openly seeking attention and external validation by ostentatiously pronouncing (generally through the use of social media) themselves to the world as someone possessing high moral values for a trivial decision made or action taken.
Brad: Did you see Thad made a lengthy post on TikTok about eradicating world hunger after his business school spring-break trip to Africa?
Chad: Is he donating his trust fund money to any major international world hunger charities? Is he going to work for one of these charities after business school?
Brad: No, he just accepted his offer in private equity and is just virtue signaling.
Chad: Is he donating his trust fund money to any major international world hunger charities? Is he going to work for one of these charities after business school?
Brad: No, he just accepted his offer in private equity and is just virtue signaling.
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Virtue signaling is a word angry Proud Boy wannabes use to shame anyone who mentions Black Lives Matter.
"Black lives matter!"
"You're virtue signaling so people think you're a good person."
"No, Black lives really do matter. You just want me to stop talking about this. I won't, and if want to talk about how good a person I am on social media, I'll do that, too."
"You're virtue signaling so people think you're a good person."
"No, Black lives really do matter. You just want me to stop talking about this. I won't, and if want to talk about how good a person I am on social media, I'll do that, too."
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verb. adj. The act or quality of another act that describes the signalling (typically quoting with annotation on social media) to the broader audience that vermin (a stupid person or person(s) responsible for a stupid action) has been identified.
History:
An illogical compound adjective that was most likely originally made up by some social media tryhard whom has little regard for grammatical qualities. Please refer to the original definition posted on Urban Dictionary to admire the irony.
verb. adj. The act or quality of another act that describes the signalling (typically quoting with annotation on social media) to the broader audience that vermin (a stupid person or person(s) responsible for a stupid action) has been identified.
History:
An illogical compound adjective that was most likely originally made up by some social media tryhard whom has little regard for grammatical qualities. Please refer to the original definition posted on Urban Dictionary to admire the irony.
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Get the Vermin-Signalling mug.A form of virtue signalling found in online far right circles where one tries to gain as much ideological street cred as possible by connecting themselves to highly traditional and conservative groups/ideas from the past. Typically this takes the form of bragging about being devoutly christian with lots of kids, a stay at home wife, and links to famous historical figures in thier anscestry, or in some cases to posess a particularly pure white anscestry thats even better than anybody elses whiteness.
Trad-signalling often utilizes some pretty overt undertones regarding racial purity and proving whiteness. This often backfires hilariously when prolonged association reveals the individual to be complete hypocrites/frauds who can't actually live up to the ideas and values they supposedly espouse. This phenomenon is particularly common in the many alt-right and racial extremist groups operating on chat services like telegram or discord.
Trad-signalling often utilizes some pretty overt undertones regarding racial purity and proving whiteness. This often backfires hilariously when prolonged association reveals the individual to be complete hypocrites/frauds who can't actually live up to the ideas and values they supposedly espouse. This phenomenon is particularly common in the many alt-right and racial extremist groups operating on chat services like telegram or discord.
Nobody cares about your stupid trad-signalling steve. I saw you sharing lolicon hentai earlier today in the NSFW channel.
by TCAT1117 February 7, 2021
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example email post from a signatard:
"Hey, guys, i just joined this list, can anyone tell me how to post to it?!!!!!
Sent from my LamePhone(c) on the Douchey Network(r)"
"Hey, guys, i just joined this list, can anyone tell me how to post to it?!!!!!
Sent from my LamePhone(c) on the Douchey Network(r)"
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