Cocacolonization
English
Alternative forms
- Cocacolonisation (UK)
- CocaColonisation (UK), CocaColonization
- cocacolonisation (UK), cocacolonization
- coca-colonisation (UK), coca-colonization
Etymology
Blend of Coca-Cola + colonization[1]
Noun
Cocacolonization (uncountable)
- (colloquial, often pejorative) Globalization or cultural colonization likened to westernization or Americanization consisting of the importing of western or American goods or cultural values to the detriment of local goods or values.
Synonyms
References
- “Cocacolonization”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- Olga Kornienko, Grinin L, Ilyin I, Herrmann P, Korotayev A (2016) “Social and Economic Background of Blending”, in Globalistics and Globalization Studies: Global Transformations and Global Future, Volgograd: Uchitel Publishing House, →ISBN, pages 220–225
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