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- Barry Jones once said that Australia is the only country where the word 'academic' is a pejorative. The academic sector has a… — Gustav Nossal
- It is deeply pejorative to call someone a 'climate change denier.' This is because it is a phrase designedly reminiscent of the… — Unknown Author
- Whereas fanatic is usually a pejorative word, a Fan is someone who has roots somewhere. — Simon Kuper
- Lotus-land as it appears in 'Free Will' is simply a metaphor for an idealized background, a 'land of milk and honey.' It… — Neil Peart
- At one point, 'feminist' became a pejorative term. How did that happen? If you're a feminist, you're basically saying you're a humanist. — Julianne Moore
- Knowledge without know-how is sterile. We use the word academic in a pejorative sense to identify this limitation. — Myron Tribus
- I have a very, very secret drive to become a dilettante, without the pejorative overtones or the obligation to produce myself. There's… — Peter Greenaway
- When did "sentimental" become a pejorative barb? I do not at all share the notion that a piece of music, or a… — Bill Richardson
- I think it is very sad that 'sitcom' has become a pejorative term. — Penelope Keith
- Gayness is built into Batman. I'm not using gay in the pejorative sense, but Batman is very, very gay. There's just no… — Grant Morrison
- Classification is now a pejorative statement. You know, these classifiers look like "dumb fools." I'm a classifier. But I'd like to use… — William Wilson Morgan
- A current pejorative adjective is narcissistic. Generally, a narcissist is anyone better looking than you are, but lately the adective is often… — Gore Vidal