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

A Booger In The Nose Of Progress

Anything that impedes or otherwise interferes with a process going forward.

"Militarily, that inquest was a booger in the nose of progress."

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"As far as human rights are concerned, this political infighting is a booger in the nose of progress."

A Booger In The Nose Of Progress by Rok'n'rol Wannabe October 19, 2006

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🤡🫵🏻

How to say "you're an idiot/clown" using only emojis.

Person 1: Insert completely incorrect and/or idiotic statement here
Person 2: 🤡🫵🏻

🤡🫵🏻 by Ubeenbamboozledson May 31, 2026

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fogey

Fogey/fogy /fougi/ sl. (early 18C+, orig. Scot) old-fashioned, stuck-in-the mud.
Person with old fashioned ideas which he is unwilling to change: Come to the disco and stop being such an old fogey!

You think me an old fogeyand an old tory, his thoughtful voice said. I saw three generations since O’Connel’s time. I remember the famine. Do you know that the orange lodges agitated for repeal of the union twenty years before O’Connel did or before the prelates of your communion denounced him as a demagogue? You fenians forget some things. (James Joyce, Ulysses. Penguin Books,1992. p. 38)

fogey by Petyush September 14, 2005

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