Philippic:
Philippic is discourse (traditionally an oration) that is characterized by fierce condemnation of a subject; a diatribe or rant.
The term philippic (from Greek philippikos) is derived from the virulent denunciations of Philip II of Macedon delivered by Demosthenes of Athens in the fourth century BC. Demosthenes is commonly regarded as the greatest orator of his age. See Examples and Observations, below. [ThoughtCo.]
That’s a new one on me. Noted in “Now we see the wisdom of the high court’s ‘vulgar cheerleader’ ruling,” George Will, WaPo:
His school suspended and then expelled C.G. for a year, citing school district policies forbidding, inter alia, behavior “on or off school property” that is “detrimental to the welfare, safety or morals of other students or school personnel.” This absurdity, occasioned by a bad joke, was unconstitutional, given what the Supreme Court said about the ninth-grader who, when she failed to make the varsity cheerleading team, posted on Snapchat — off campus and after school hours — a picture of her raised middle finger, and a teenager philippic, about half of it consisting of profanity.
