snowflake

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00:54 Jul 27, 2020
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English term or phrase: snowflake
Definition from Cambridge Dictionary:
an insulting way of referring to someone who is considered by some people to be too easily upset and offended

Example sentence(s):
  • Meanwhile, other ways Generation Snowflake is leaving its mark on the world is by introducing "trigger warnings" and "no platforming" speakers whose opinions they may not agree with. The Sun
  • As a liberal, progressive feminist born, raised, and currently living in the South, being called a "snowflake" has become a strangely familiar part of my everyday life. Bustle
  • They're just a snowflake. Don't pay attention to them. Snowflakes are narcissists. Easily offended. Snowflakes can't take the heat. Medium
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Summary of translations provided
5slniečkár
Kristina Karabova
5 -1fajnovka
Juro Sebestyen, A.B.I.E.S. s.r.o.


  

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fajnovka


Definition from http://zdravierodiny.zenskyweb.sk/sajfa-:
http://zdravierodiny.zenskyweb.sk/sajfa-nie-je-fajnovka
https://www.cas.sk/clanok/75934/visnovsky-nie-som-fajnovka-v...

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Juro Sebestyen, A.B.I.E.S. s.r.o.
Slovakia
Local time: 06:42
Native speaker of: Native in SlovakSlovak
Notes to answerer
Kristina Karabova ? Vyprosím si to tykanie a blahosklonnosť (sic!) V uvedenom kontexte to nie je fajnovka, ide o slnečkiarstvo, pravdoláskarstvo.


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No  Kristina Karabova: No, snowflake has a pejorative meaning - as an equivalent to SJW, therefore "slniečkár"
2 days 10 hrs
  -> takisto aj "fajnovka" milá Kristínka, :-) Už Vám chlap povedal, že ste fajnovka? A páčilo sa Vám to? :-)
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slniečkár


Definition from own experience or research:
Slniečkár je pojem, neologizmus, ktorý sa začal používať ako hanlivé označenie pre ľudí s ústretovým životným postojom - humanistom. Začal sa objavovať v súvislosti s imigračnou krízou od roku 2013. Používajú ho ľudia najmä z pravicového, konzervatívneho politického spektra na ľudí, ktorí nie sú, na rozdiel od nich, xenofóbni. Slovo pôsobí ako slovo-šifra na rozpoznanie názorových prívržencov.

Example sentence(s):
  • Postoj, ktorý v konečnom dôsledku povedie k agresívnemu správaniu voči ľuďom, ktorí majú na niektoré veci iný názor – napr. dobrovoľníkom, ktorí sú pripravení pomôcť a „slniečkárom“. Títo ľudia sú obviňovaní, že si neuvedomujú nebezpečenstvo islamu, že medzi utečencami sem môžu prísť aj teroristi a pod. Nevôľu však v poslednej dobe budí aj príchod 149 Irackých kresťanov na Slovensko. - Dennik N - blog  
  • I come across slniečkar on Facebook posts or comments as a term used to describe a kind of naïve person who supports multiculturalism and wants a friendlier approach to immigrants,” he replies. - Slovak Spectator  
  • „Slniečkári” a „bratislavská kaviareň”. Výsmešné nálepky pre ľudí, ktorí zastávajú otvorené, progresívne, pro-európske názory. Ako to už v politickej debate často býva, nálepky, najlepšie negatívne, sa zídu vždy. - aktuality.sk  

Explanation:
More sources are to be found across the whole Slovak internet among dubious figures I don't want to raise clicks for.
Kristina Karabova
Slovakia
Local time: 06:42
Native speaker of: Slovak
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