Cakeism
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkeɪkɪzəm/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Cakeism is a noun meaning (UK politics) The doctrine of having one's cake and eating it too, particularly regarding the UK’s approach to Brexit negotiations and subsequent deliberations.
Meaning
(UK politics) The doctrine of having one's cake and eating it too, particularly regarding the UK’s approach to Brexit negotiations and subsequent deliberations.
Example Sentences
The letter is the latest blatant example of British cakeism.
"Cakeism" has run riot — vast, incoherent ambitions detached from political, economic and business realities.
Cakeism is not a formula that works in government because, in reality, the cake has to be rationed and people notice.
The government has adopted Johnson's notorious attitude to cake – wanting to have it and to eat it – and made cakeism its defining creed.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include conciliationism, me tooism, whateverism, creditism, coalitionology, me too-ism.
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