>"They are literally, in the literal sense of the word literal, definition-matching actions to the phrase "virtue signaling".
And this is the definition you shared:
"the action or practice of publicly expressing opinions or sentiments intended to demonstrate one's good character or the moral correctness of one's position on a particular issue."
Emphasis mine, wearing clean clothes and grooming is not publicly expressing opinions and sentiments about one's own good character.
And this is the definition you shared:
"the action or practice of publicly expressing opinions or sentiments intended to demonstrate one's good character or the moral correctness of one's position on a particular issue."
Emphasis mine, wearing clean clothes and grooming is not publicly expressing opinions and sentiments about one's own good character.