nanoaggression en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos)bor. Latin nānusbor. English nano- Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *gʰredʰ-der. Latin gradior Latin aggredior Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin aggressiōder. Middle French aggressionbor. English aggression English nanoaggression From nano- + aggression.
Meanings
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(derogatory) A particularly trivial microaggression.
A recent jag in the feminist jihad has to do with what they are pleased to call microaggressions—what Jonah Goldberg recently worried might become nanoaggressions.
2016, Douglas Wilson, Same Sex Mirage: Phantasmagoria at the Altar & Some Biblical Responses, page 201:[…] and they are obdurately determined to find, or to invent, some nanoaggression that will make it easy for them to stage a bout of moral or social outrage, which, in turn, will help them maintain their status as valiant social justice warriors.
2020, Thomas Tsakalakis, Political Correctness: A Sociocultural Black Hole:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| nanoaggressions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |