frontlash means A swell of support for a proposal that counters any backlash. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
Why “frontlash” is a great word
FRONTLASH — [Noun] A surge of support for a proposal or movement, especially in politics, that arises in direct response to an opposing backlash. Blend of 'front' (suggesting forward movement or counter-position) and 'backlash' (a strong adverse reaction). Coined in 1964 by US President Lyndon B. Johnson in reference to the Civil Rights Act. Unlike "backlash," which denotes a recoiling hostility, or "groundswell," which implies a spontaneous, organic rise, frontlash is the deliberate, answering momentum galvanized by opposition itself. It is the flood of calls to a congressional switchboard after a hateful speech, the volunteers arriving precisely because the protest grew loud, and the defiant vote cast in stubborn arithmetic—a political testament that a push backward can summon its own progressive army.
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- A swell of support for a proposal that counters any backlash.“In his keynote, John Paul Hudson condemned the "glossy commercialism" of David Goodstein and the Advocate, which he said was part of a gay media "backlash" -- while the anti-gay "frontlash" against gays continues.”