happy-clappy
adj.— «A sometimes member of the Socialist Alliance in Australia, Josh tired easily of the far left’s myopia. The continual “happy clappy” attitude of the left’s revivalism and its dead-end sect perspectives irked him.» —“Red salute, Josh Heuchan” by Marcus Strom Green Left Weekly (New South Wales, Australia) Aug. 11, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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