"TACO Tuesday" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: TACO Tuesdays [plural]
Etymology: From TACO (“Trump always chickens out”) + Tuesday, modeled after Taco Tuesday. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|TACO|Tuesday|t1=Trump always chickens out}} TACO (“Trump always chickens out”) + Tuesday Head templates: {{en-noun}} TACO Tuesday (plural TACO Tuesdays)
  1. (US politics, informal) A Tuesday on which Donald Trump chickens out (in response to a poor Monday stock market opening in response to a policy announcement). Tags: US, informal
    Sense id: en-TACO_Tuesday-en-noun-uQDuwyzL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Donald Trump, US politics Topics: government, politics

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