goedmens

Dutch

Equivalent to goed (“good”) +‎ mens (“human”). Calque of German Gutmensch.

goedmens m (plural goedmensen, diminutive goedmensje n)

(derogatory) do-gooder; person who has a naïve and unreflected conviction of their own moral superiority
De witte, elitaire, progressieve goedmens die op kosten van de hardwerkende loodgieter, maar nooit samen met die hardwerkende loodgieter, gesubsidieerd loopt te mijmeren over de maatschappij is het moderne equivalent van de Naakte Keizer. (2014, NRC)
The white, elitist, progressive do-gooder who walks around reminiscing about society, meanwhile being subsidised by hardworking plumber Joe, but never in the company of that hardworking plumber Joe, that person is the modern equivalent of the emperor in the Emperor's New Clothes.
(derogatory, in particular) someone overly concerned with political correctness

Not to be confused with goede mens "good human, good person" or goed mens "good woman".
Sometimes spelt Goedmens, preserving the German capitalization, which reinforces the ironic or derogatory use of the word.

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