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lib out

C1 slang inseparable intransitive
In simple words

To start talking very strongly about feminist or left-wing ideas, especially in a way that annoys others.

Meanings

1 C1 idiomatic slang

(Informal, dismissive) to express strong feminist or liberal political opinions, especially in a passionate or strident way.

Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes

Derived from 'liberation' (especially 'women's lib'). Almost always used disparagingly by the speaker to mock or dismiss feminist or progressive views. Dated; more common in the 1970s–1980s in American English. Rarely used today.

Forms

Base
lib out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
libs out
he/she/it
Past simple
libed out
yesterday
Past participle
libed out
have + pp
-ing form
libing out
continuous

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