So, me and my friends were talking about a particular topic, when I said the following sentence to make a point -
There's a person who acts extra-feminist to curry favour…
As a concept, I believe there isn't something like extra feminism, in the sense you can't be more feminist that a usual feminist.
However, I was shot down by some friends saying that the combination of the words, extra and feminist doesn't exist and it's wrong usage.
I said no, I can use the words the way I used in my sentence to prove a point, and I am not trying to be offensive or mock feminism in any way, rather just using the words extra and feminism to indicate a person is very strongly acting or seems to look like they are doing more than the usual feminists.
Is the word I used correct? I realise there are opportunities to phrase it better, but at the end of the day, the disagreement between us arose from the fact that I used extra-feminist even though the word doesn't exist in the dictionary and my friends arguments being its not the correct usage.
Any insights to understanding this and clearing it out is appreciated! Please and thank you.
Edit : In case I don't use "curry favour", is it wrong to say "extra-feminist" as per language norms?