armchair criticism

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English

Etymology

From armchair critic +‎ -ism.

Noun

armchair criticism (countable and uncountable, plural armchair criticisms)

  1. A comment or criticism made by an armchair critic.
    • 1951 April, Stirling Everard, “A Matter of Pedigree”, in Railway Magazine, number 600, page 274:
      This is an armchair criticism, and the proof of the pudding will be in the eating.