Rainbow-washing

The act of using or adding rainbow colors and/or imagery to advertising, apparel, accessories, landmarks, et cetera, in order to indicate progressive support for LGBTQ equality (and earn consumer credibility)--but with a minimum of effort or pragmatic result. (Akin to "green-washing" with environmental issues and "pink-washing" with breast cancer.) LGBTQ LGBT Slacktivism hacktivism pride gay pride LGBTQ pride

"People are so excited that the city painted the crosswalks with LGBTQ-pride colors, but in all seriousness, I think it's just rainbow-washing." LGBTQ LGBT Slacktivism hacktivism pride gay pride LGBTQ pride

Rainbow-washing by Andy Establishment July 6, 2015

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Rainbow washing

Rainbow washing is when companies slap rainbows on a teeshirt to sell for 20 dollars during pride month while not actually helping the LGBTQ community.

Company: Buy our new #Slay hoodie for 20 dollars to support pride month!
Person 1: As a bi man, what are you doing to actually help the community?
company: Well... we made our logo rainbow, tweeted "Love is love" and designed a rainbow hoodie.
Person 1: I asked you what you are doing to help. Rainbow washing helps nobody.
Company: Well... we hire LGBTQ employees.
Person 1: 7% of your staff is LGBTQ, they have no workplace discrimination protections, trans healthcare is not covered, you make ppl wear gendered uniforms, you fired someone for coming out as gay back in 2014, and you donated 2 million dollars to anti-gay lawmakers.
Company: Well... Happy pride anyways!

Rainbow washing by Cool_gamer_who_plays_minecraft June 17, 2022

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Rainbow Washing

The Realization that you have been over pandered to.

They painted the crosswalks pride colors for pride!!
So? No one cares anymore, it's just about politicians buying votes, and companies selling shit now.
It's all just Rainbow Washing.

Rainbow Washing by Futtz McGuffin June 3, 2022

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rainbowdashing

In a zombie apocalyptic truck with massive spikes, drive through a pride parade and murder everyone

Connor: Look a fag parade
Dylan: Time to go rainbowdashing baby!!!
Nick: *steals bagel*
Gays:AAAHHHHxhsgfuygievvb

rainbowdashing by Ih4t3Gayz March 12, 2020

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of Massachusetts orig. "to make a u-turn"

hey, we missed the bar, bang a you-ee

bang a you-ee by Pistolero Pierro May 4, 2008

Word of the Day on July 19, 2026

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Fleg

The word 'flag' as pronounced by people with thick Belfast accents. The term is a perfect encapsulation of the disproportionate and overblown reaction to the removal of the Union Jack (as in 'de fleg') from above City Hall in Belfast. Where previously it had flown for 365 days per year, it is now flown on 17 designated days of the year - in line with many other British cities.

The event caused a portion of the Protestant community ('fleggers') to make international pricks of themselves as they proceeded to wreck the fucking place, claiming it was another erosion of a 'British' identity they perceive to have been under attack since the horrifying spectre of equality reared its head in Northern Ireland.

The word 'fleg' - and indeed 'fleggers' - fittingly describes a section of humanity unconcerned with knowledge, reality or the vagaries of the English language. Like America's tea-baggers they are ruled by instinct, fear and paranoia with a side dish of rampant bigotry and startling ignorance of the world around them.

"Wat de fuck like! The taigs got de fleg took down! Let's wreck de fuckin place! No surrender!"

"De fleg has been took down! Before ye know it there'll be a united Ireland! Attack Short Strand! God Save The Queen!"

Fleg by OnionFleg August 9, 2013

Word of the Day on July 18, 2026

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Skeef

To take something small, that doesn't quite qualify as a theft. Probably from the Danish "skæv" or the Dutch "scheef", both of which are pronounced similarly, meaning "askew, or not quite right'. To change an item's ownership without permission, but only something small and of little worth.

"I skeefed an apple off the neighbor's tree." "I skeefed some chips outta your bag when you looked away." "Don't skeef my chair when I go to the bathroom."

Skeef by kachinaflonk July 16, 2026

Word of the Day on July 17, 2026

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