facho

fascist (slang)

noun adjective fah-SHO Rare

Origin: colloquial shortening of fasciste

Also means

right-wing extremist

Usage Note

Facho is an informal, pejorative shortening of fasciste, used in spoken French and informal writing to describe someone perceived as holding extreme right-wing or authoritarian views. It is invariable in gender as an adjective but takes a feminine form facho as a noun too — both genders use the same form. The term is common in political debate and social media but inappropriate in formal or neutral writing.

Examples

"Il traite ses adversaires politiques de fachos sans nuance."

Natural Translation

He labels his political opponents as fascists without nuance.

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