moralina

Spanish

Noun

moralina f (plural moralinas)

  1. Inopportune, fake or superficial moral (ethical lesson), sometimes used with the sense of sanctimonious.
    • 2015 September 19, “Ni románticos, ni contables luteranos”, in El País‎:
      Exhibe la moralina según la que el deudor siempre es culpable, no en vano culpa y deuda comparten nombre en alemán: schuld.
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