Squad

Coined by United States Representative from New York since 2019 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in 2018.

coin

Squad members and their allies may also have to contend with pro-Israel Super Pacs and dark-money groups spending tens of millions of dollars on attack ads in a bid to unseat them.

2023 December 25, David Smith, “A split among Democrats may threaten ‘the Squad’ - and help Trump - in 2024”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:

House of Representatives
House of Representatives

(US politics) An informal group of left-wing Democrats in the House of Representatives.


dirty war

(historical) A conflict (particularly one in South America) between a dictatorship against leftist revolutionaries or activists, typically characterized by extrajudicial repression like kidnapping, torture and enforced disappearance.

guerre sale

conflict characterized by extrajudicial repression


DeSanctimonious

Blend of DeSantis + sanctimonious. Coined by Donald Trump at a rally in 2022.

coinage

Mr Trump mockingly referred to his onetime ally, who won the Sunshine State’s 2018 gubernatorial election after earning the then-president’s endorsement, as Ron DeSanctimonious while discussing his standing in the polls during a rally in Latrobe, Pennsylvania.

[2022 November 5, Andrew Feinberg, “Trump road-tests nickname for Florida governor and potential 2024 rival Ron DeSantis”, in The Independent, London: Independent News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-11-19:


Antietam Creek

A tributary of the Potomac River in south central Pennsylvania and western Maryland in the United States, known as the site of a battle in the American Civil War, the Battle of Antietam.


Lovestoneite

(historical, US politics) A member of a small American oppositionist communist movement of the 1930s, led by Jay Lovestone, former General Secretary of the Communist Party USA.


Kościuszko

pl-prop

Kościuszko m pers (related adjective kościuszkowski)

kościuszkowski (adjective)
Kościuszko (nominative singular)
Kościuszkowie (nominative plural)
Kościuszki (genitive singular)
Kościuszków (genitive plural)
Kościuszce (dative singular)
Kościuszkom (dative plural)
Kościuszkę (accusative singular)
Kościuszków (accusative plural)
Kościuszką (instrumental singular)
Kościuszkami (instrumental plural)
Kościuszce (locative singular)
Kościuszkach (locative plural)
Kościuszko (singular vocative)
Kościuszkowie (plural vocative)

/kɔɕˈt͡ɕuʂ.kɔ/

(historical) Tadeusz Kościuszko (Polish-Lithuanian military engineer, statesman, and military leader who became a national hero in Poland, the United States, Lithuania, and Belarus)


probusing

en-adj

probusing (comparative more probusing, superlative most probusing)

more probusing (comparative)
most probusing (superlative)

(US politics) Supporting the use of busing to achieve racial integration in schools.


대공황

[ˈtɛ(ː)ɡo̞ŋβwa̠ŋ]

[ˈte̞(ː)ɡo̞ŋβwa̠ŋ]


National Republican

en-noun

National Republican (plural National Republicans)

(US politics, historical) A member of the National Republican Party, a short-lived political party in the United States that evolved from a conservative-leaning faction of the Democratic-Republican Party that supported John Quincy Adams in the 1824 presidential election.


KOSA

Kids Online Safety Act
w:Kids Online Safety Act

(US politics) Acronym of Kids Online Safety Act.


girther

Girthers averred that President Trump had lied about his weight.

2022, Timothy J. Redmond, Political Tribalism in America, page 107:

physical examination
physical examination

(slang, US politics) One who believed that Donald Trump was shorter and heavier than suggested by his presidential physical examination in 2018.


Time Variance Authority

(comics) A fictional organization appearing in American comic books, depicted as a group of timeline monitors.


Roevember

Blend of Roe + November. From Roe v. Wade, an overturned Supreme Court case that protected abortion, and November, when elections in the United States typically take place.

Will Roevember become a reality? According to reproductive-rights leaders and political analysts, the answer is not as tidy or triumphant as the catchphrase.

2022 October 28, Michelle Ruiz, “Is Roevember Really Coming?”, in Vogue:

(US politics) The 2022 United States elections, in relation to abortion.


From Au and H₂O being the chemical formulae for gold and water, respectively.

A campaign poster […] reads: "AUH2O in MCMLXIV."

1962 May 24, “Sign for Egghead Conservatives”, in Lakeland Ledger:

Were I AuH₂O, I would be a little more careful about the verbiage I scatter like water […] over the political scene.

1966, Herbert Faulkner West, The Impecunious Amateur Looks Back:

Ron had [the desk] custom made from a laminated campaign sign proclaiming "Goldwater in '64". Attached […] and laminated [was] the famous bumper sticker "AuH2O", a must for Arizona Republicans during Barry's run[.]

2001, Edward Alexander McKenzie, Scorpion's Sting:


Klingonish

en-adj

Klingonish (comparative more Klingonish, superlative most Klingonish)

more Klingonish (comparative)
most Klingonish (superlative)

BATTLECRUISER: This ship doesn’t really look like anything in SFB, although its general shape is rather Klingonish. […] HEAVY CRUISER: Another ship that doesn’t look like anything, but is sufficiently Klingonish to be used for the F5L destroyer (at least it’s about the right size).

1984, “Those Starfire Miniatures”, in Nexus: The Gaming Connection, volume 2, number 8, Amarillo, Tex.: Task Force Games, →OCLC, page 8, column 2:

Those Klingons who infiltrate Federation space are bent less on outright destruction or even surprise attacks than on subterfuge, intelligence gathering, contacting malcontent groups, and other such missions. They seem to be atttempting^([sic]) to learn more about Federation technology and to come to some sort of Klingonish understanding of the peoples and politics of the Federation.

1986, William A. Barton et al., “The State of the Federation”, in Star Trek IV Sourcebook Update (Star Trek: The Role Playing Game), Chicago, Ill.: FASA Corporation, →ISBN, page 7, column 1:

Another recurring villain that seems inescapable, even with peace treaties signed, are the Klingons. […] It seems there can’t be a Trek movie without Klingons, or Klingon embassadors,^([sic]) or something Klingonish.

1994 November 22, James A. Kimble, “Part V Revisited in Star Trek Generations”, in The Connector, volume XXII, number 11, Lowell, Mass.: University of Massachusetts Lowell, page 15, columns 4–5:

The disruptor is a replica of the weapon used by official Klingons and had to be bought. Mike affixed various pieces like a pin from Norway that his wife had given to him. He felt that, since it looked Klingonish, why not attach it to a sleeve?

1996, Heather R. Joseph-Witham, “Outstanding Artists”, in Star Trek Fans and Costume Art, Jackson, Miss.: University Press of Mississippi, →ISBN, page 29, column 1:

Malik just stared at him, while seemingly steadying himself for some Klingonish-type deathblow to end this fool’s misery.

2005, Melki [J. K. Russell], “Back to Life: 2020 A.D.”, in 21 Hustle, Lincoln, Neb.: iUniverse, →ISBN, page 277:

“‘Take him out’? You are very young, Mr. Kirk. In fact, I would go so far as to say your response sounds a bit—Klingonish. Starfleet isn’t about vendettas, sir.” / “Maybe it should be,” the younger man shot back. “Maybe if the Klingons thought we were more like them—instead of, say, the inhabitants of those two worlds they recently occupied—they’d show us a little more respect and stop shooting at our ships.[…]”

2013, Alan Dean Foster, Star Trek Into Darkness: A Novelization, New York, N.Y.: Gallery Books, →ISBN, pages 90–91:

The edges of the concave bits on each key are sharply angled instead of curved like on other keyboards, giving the G310 a Klingonish vibe. They light up in blue.

2015 October, “Versus: Two new gaming keyboards put to the test”, in Ben Mansill, editor, PC & Tech Authority, St Leonards, N.S.W.: nextmedia Pty Ltd, →ISSN, page 77:

Resembling or characteristic of Klingons.


衛星國

ㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄍㄨㄛˊ

/weɪ̯⁵¹ ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

/wɐi̯²² sɪŋ⁵⁵ kʷɔːk̚³/

/weɪ̯⁵¹ ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

/wɐi̯²² sɪŋ⁵⁵ kʷɔːk̚³/


衛星國家

ㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄐㄧㄚ

вэйсин гоцзя

/weɪ̯⁵¹ ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/

/wɐi̯²² sɪŋ⁵⁵ kʷɔːk̚³ kaː⁵⁵/

/weɪ̯⁵¹ ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/

/wɐi̯²² sɪŋ⁵⁵ kʷɔːk̚³ kaː⁵⁵/


First Amendment audit

en-noun

First Amendment audit (plural First Amendment audits)

(US politics) A test of an owner's acceptance of the right to record a publicly accessible area of a building or other premises.


Bathhouse Barry

From rumors that Obama spent a lot of time in Chicago's gay bathhouses. First use appears c. 2011 online.

(US politics, slang, derogatory, humorous) Nickname for Barack Obama.


Briefingate

From briefing + -gate. Coined by American journalist and presidential speechwriter William Safire in 1983 (see quotation below).

coinage

As the President now knows, it is not midsummer media madness, or "much ado about nothing." Briefingate - the penetration of the Carter campaign by the Reagan campaign, in order to give the Republican candidate an edge in 1980's televised debate - raises a legitimate issue of right and wrong.

1983 June 30, William Safire, “Briefingate”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2015-05-24:

The LaRouchians were anxious to stop the Briefingate probe, and put out a pamphlet calling it a Communist-liberal plot to undermine Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative.

1989, Dennis King, Lyndon LaRouche and the New American Fascism, New York, N.Y. […]: Doubleday, →ISBN, page 126:

(US politics, historical) Synonym of Debategate


bigrant

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“We will call it from now on Biden migrant crime. … Let’s call it ‘Bigrant,’” he said.

[2024 February 18, Steve Contorno, Kristen Holmes, Kate Sullivan, quoting Donald Trump, “Trump returns to Michigan with eyes on a Biden rematch, but legal woes loom over campaign”, in CNN Politics:

(derogatory) A migrant to the United States during the presidency of Joe Biden.


Mercury Seven

NASA's first astronaut group, consisting of seven members, chosen in 1959: Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, John Glenn, Gus Grissom, Wally Schirra, Alan Shepard, and Deke Slayton.

Alan Shepard
Deke Slayton
Gordon Cooper
Gus Grissom
John Glenn
Scott Carpenter
Wally Schirra


EClaire

(fandom slang) The ship of Ethan Rom and Claire Littleton from the 2004 television series Lost.


Trumpery

"Trump: The Art of the Deal" (fresh drumroll, please) is more forthcoming about the first wing of the Trump attack than it is about the second. The reason goes to the dark heart of Trumpery: the book is itself a craftily designed piece of public relations. That a businessman should thus use himself as a sales gimmick is hardly a crime against literature. But "The Art of the Deal" does deserve at least a warning label.

1988 February 1, Louis Menand, “The Triumph of Trumpery”, in The New Republic, New York, N.Y.: Republic Publishing Co., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-06-07:

In American alone, after 18 months of trumpery, the editors of Merriam-Webster are still playing catch-up. If new terms aren't being hatched, like narcissocracy or pluto-populism, then recent inventions (infoganda, feardom, Spinnish) are fast gaining traction.

2018 August 28, David Astle, “Wordplay: OK cracy-ness rules, OK?”, in The Sydney Morning Herald, Sydney, NSW: Nine Entertainment, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2018-08-31:

So American people are going to be called on. I think they'll repudiate Trumpery. That's why I think Trump has to be front and center. I'm not in agreement with the people who say, "No, never talk about Trump." He needs to be discussed. Trumpery, not Trump, Trumpery needs to be a part of every conversation. The 2024 election is going to be a referendum on both Trump and Trumpery, because if he's alive, he's running.

2022 May 25, Dahlia Lithwick, quoting Norm Eisen, “The Four Boxes to Defeat Trumpery”, in Slate, New York, N.Y.: The Slate Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-10-16:

Trumpery is like a virus in a zombie movie, infecting the unlikeliest think-tankers, politicians, and columnists. People you have down as solid Reaganites will suddenly, like the ravening monsters in those films, start telling you that tariffs are a terrific negotiating tool or that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is more dangerous than Russian President Vladimir Putin.

2024 February 8, Dan Hannan, “When the Republicans get back to normal, Trump and Trumpery will pass”, in Washington Examiner, Washington, D.C.: MediaDC, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2024-03-28:

(usually derogatory) The beliefs and practices of former US president Donald Trump.


Thỏ

From thỏ, and from the Telex input of English Thor, where the r adds a hook above Tho by default, and the r key must be double-tapped otherwise.

(fandom slang) either the Marvel Cinematic Universe's Thor or his actor Chris Hemsworth


VI Región

(historical) Former name of the O'Higgins region in Chile.


II Región

(historical) Former name of the Antofagasta region in Chile.


III Región

(historical) Former name of the Atacama region in Chile.


IV Región

(historical) Former name of the Coquimbo region in Chile.


VIII Región

(historical) Former name of the Biobío region in Chile.


V Región

(historical) Former name of the Valparaíso region in Chile.


VII Región

(historical) Former name of the Maule region in Chile.


IX Región

(historical) Former name of the Araucanía region in Chile.


XI Región

(historical) Former name of the Aysén region in Chile.


X Región

(historical) Former name of the Los Lagos region in Chile.


XII Región

(historical) Former name of the Magallanes region in Chile.


XIV Región

(historical) Former name of the Los Ríos region in Chile.


XVI Región

(historical) Derogated name of the Ñuble region in Chile.


XV Región

(historical) Former name of the Arica y Parinacota region in Chile.


I Región

(historical) Former name of the Tarapacá region in Chile.


Dark MAGA

"I am on a mission now to expose those who say and promise one thing yet legislate and work towards another, self-profiteering, globalist goal," Cawthorn wrote. "The time for genteel politics as usual has come to an end. It’s time for the rise of the new right, it’s time for Dark MAGA to truly take command. We have an enemy to defeat, but we will never be able to defeat them until we defeat the cowardly and weak members of our own party. Their days are numbered. We are coming." (Cawthorn originally misspelled "genteel" as "gentile.")

2022 May 20, Eric Ting, “Kevin McCarthy tries to be nice to Madison Cawthorn. Cawthorn attacks anyway.”, in SFGATE:

(US politics, slang) A fringe movement advocating for a vengeful return of Trumpism.


HHH

Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr.
w:Hubert Humphrey

(US politics) Initialism of Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr., 38th vice president of the United States and 1968 Democratic nominee.


New Frontier

[W]e stand today on the edge of a New Frontier -- the frontier of the 1960's, the frontier of unknown opportunities and perils, the frontier of unfilled hopes and unfilled threats.

1960 July 15, John F. Kennedy, Democratic National Convention Nomination Acceptance Address, American Rhetoric:

Barry's gonna win in '64, the New Frontier will be no more.

1964, The Goldwaters (lyrics and music), “Win in '64”, in Sing Folk Songs to Bug the Liberals:

(historical, US politics) A series of programs launched by President John F. Kennedy.


Baracknophobia

Blend of Barack + arachnophobia. Popularized by comedian Jon Stewart in 2007.

With the party gearing up for a major election, it seems that such frivolous and irate protestations on the economy and Baracknophobia isn't as vogue as it was in 2010-2011.

2012 April 23, 2966 Dead, “#Teabaggers heading into the sunset”, in alt.fan.rush-limbaugh (Usenet):

(informal, humorous, derogatory) An irrational opposition to Barack Obama (US president from 2009–2017).


禁穆令

ㄐㄧㄣ ㄇㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄥˋ

/t͡ɕin⁵⁵ mu⁵¹⁻⁵³ liŋ⁵¹/

/kɐm⁵⁵ mʊk̚² lɪŋ²²/

/t͡ɕin⁵⁵ mu⁵¹⁻⁵³ liŋ⁵¹/

/kɐm⁵⁵ mʊk̚² lɪŋ²²/

So named because the executive order targets Muslim-majority countries, despite citizens of such countries are refused regardless of their religion.

Executive Order 13769, an executive order signed by Donald Trump that prohibited all Iranian, Iraqi, Libyan, Sudanese, Yemeni, Syrian and Somalian citizens from entering the United States


cornplate

en-verb

cornplate (third-person singular simple present cornplates, present participle cornplating, simple past and past participle cornplated)

cornplates (present singular third-person)
cornplating (participle present)
cornplated (participle past)
cornplated (past)

Compound of corn + plate; coined by Twitter user teyaミ☆ (@camascamshafts) in October 2022 in reference to a tweet about a scene from the film Encanto in which the character Dolores Madrigal briefly holds a plate of corn.

Keep in mind that not every instance of digging deep into small details is cornplating: sometimes, there can be interesting things hidden in the background!

2023 July 21, Philipp Kachalin, “What Does 'Cornplate' Mean? The Slang Word About Obsessing Over Minuscule Details Explained”, in Know Your Meme, retrieved 2024-04-30:

[T]he next time you find yourself captivated by the smallest details of a book, movie, or historical event, remember that cornplating is, in a a way, a testament to our passion and the depth of our curiosity.

2023, Daniela Bogoricin, LinkedIn, retrieved 2024-04-30:

By the way, Will 100% recognized Brenner here. If y'all are going to cornplate Mike's microexpressions I need y’all to do the same here because it’s clear as day!

2024 April 29, danceonth3moon, Twitter, retrieved 2024-04-30:

(fandom slang, humorous) To discuss or scrutinize insignificant or inconsequential details in media.


NOTC

None of These Candidates
w:None of These Candidates

(US politics, Nevada) Initialism of None of These Candidates.


taxeater

(US politics, derogatory) A person who is paid directly or indirectly out of the public treasury.


Cuarta Región

(historical) Alternative spelling of IV Región


Primera Región

(historical) Alternative spelling of I Región


Octava Región

(historical) Alternative spelling of VIII Región


Séptima Región

(historical) Alternative spelling of VII Región


Tercera Región

(historical) Alternative spelling of III Región


Quinta Región

(historical) Alternative spelling of V Región


Segunda Región

(historical) Alternative spelling of II Región


Décima Región

(historical) Alternative spelling of X Región


Decimoprimera Región

(historical) Alternative spelling of XI Región


Decimoquinta Región

(historical) Alternative spelling of XV Región


Sexta Región

(historical) Alternative spelling of VI Región


Decimosexta Región

(historical) Alternative spelling of XVI Región


Decimosegunda Región

(historical) Alternative spelling of XII Región


Novena Región

(historical) Alternative spelling of IX Región


Decimocuarta Región

(historical) Alternative spelling of XIV Región


many such cases

From a Twitter post by Donald Trump (@realDonaldTrump) in 2014, popularized after his election as President of the United States:
Healthy young child goes to doctor, gets pumped with massive shot of many vaccines, doesn't feel good and changes - AUTISM. Many such cases!

(colloquial) Used to indicate that an occurence is unsurprising, or that something is or was evident. Often sarcastic, mocking someone for believing that something is common.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see many, such, cases, indicating that there are many examples of something or that something is a common occurrence.


double hater

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There's the anti-Trump forces on the right and the anti-Biden forces on the left, but there's also the anti-everyones, the so-called double haters, the people who really dislike both their choices and say they don't want to vote for either candidate. We had double haters in 2020, and they tended to ultimately break for Biden.

2024 March 17, Carlos Lozado, Katherine Miller, Michelle Cottle, Lydia Polgreen, quoting Carlos Lozado, “The Double-Hater Election”, in New York Times, page SR 11:

Double haters make up about 15% of the electorate, according to a poll this month by USA TODAY/Suffolk University, giving them significant sway in deciding the outcome of the November election.

2024 March 23, Joey Garrison, “Meet the surging ‘double haters’ who could decide whether Biden or Trump wins the election”, in USA Today:

Uhh, okay. 67% of, this is my favorite category, the double haters, and a lot of us are in this category, [laughter] including me. Look, I- I'm never going to vote for Trump and I'm never going to help Trump win. So that's not going to happen. But, you know, beyond that, uhh, I got no love for Joe Biden. So, you know, double hater? Well, maybe. Uhh. So. Anyways, that's a big number; that's a big group in America, the double haters, understandably so. And uhh...67% of them said that the- that Trump should drop out. Now that's, like, since they're not decided, that's a really important group. On the other hand, they already hate him, that's why they're double haters, so it's not that surprising that two-thirds of them- of them want him to drop out.

2024 June 5, Cenk Uygur, 7:39 from the start, in Was Trump Hurt by the Felony Conviction? Poll Results, YouTube; The Young Turks, archived from the original on 2024-06-05:

(US politics) A person who does not favor either the Democratic Party (candidate Kamala Harris; formerly Joe Biden) or the Republican Party (candidate Donald Trump) in the 2024 United States presidential election.


Green Lantern theory

Introduced by political scientist Brendan Nyhan in 2009 https://www.brendan-nyhan.com/blog/2009/12/the-costs-of-green-lanternism.html; named after the comic book character Green Lantern.

(US politics) The misconception that the president of the United States can achieve any political or policy objective by trying hard enough or using the right tactics.


Spanish-American War

United States of America
United States of America

(historical) A military conflict in the year 1898, fought between the United States of America and Spain


Rough Riders

Spanish-American War
Spanish-American War

(US, military, slang, dated) The 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry, military unit in the Spanish-American War.

Battle of San Juan Hill
Theodore Roosvelt


Mexican-American War

(historical) A military conflict in the years 1846 to 1848, fought between the United States of America and Mexico


Fenrismance

I love the Fenrismance, but GOD some of the flirt options are awful and pull you right out of the actual conversation.

2019 January 20, SpaceQueenJupiter, Reddit:

The Fenrismance is SO GOOD for just those reason.

I was halfway through Act 2 when I realised I'd sabotaged my own Fenrismance T.T

(Dragon Age fandom slang) The Fenris romance subplot in the video game Dragon Age II.


Fenrismancer

I'm a chronic Fenrismancer (seriously I have a problem), but I just downloaded Mark of the Assassin and Legacy.

2015 January 26, [deleted user account], Reddit:

Plus I'm a chronic Fenrismancer who favors mage and rogue playthroughs, so I usually want him along as my warrior anyway.

I was never a Fenrismancer but now I might romance him again properly on my next run.

(Dragon Age fandom slang) A player who romances Fenris during a playthrough of Dragon Age II.


Andersmancer

Huh, I definitely didn't expect Cullen to be the most popular DAI romance among Andersmancers.

2017 September 6, presenceofwitch, Reddit:

I'm a Andersmancer for life tbh but I get it, he's not for everyone

That said, I'm a fuck the Chantry Andersmancer, and my Hawke lives with him in an underground bunker now.

(Dragon Age fandom slang) A player who romances Anders during a playthrough of Dragon Age II.


Andersmance

I love the Andersmance and Isabelamance because both of them change the story in their own ways.

My Andersmance is a playthrough that has very dear meaning to me, but Anders throws off so many red flags, he might as well be a matador.

My Andersmance was taken at a more leisurely pace, so I really got into the depth and grief over his character and his romance.

(Dragon Age fandom slang) The Anders romance subplot in the video game Dragon Age II.


Cullenmance

I purposely left Cullenmance for after my Solasmance because I need Cullen as my pick me up, but damn, this Solas thing is just sad.

The thing I like about the Cullenmance is that yeah, it's basically a fairy tale, but it's so obviously one that it makes it okay.

Do it. Do the Cullenmance. Love the Cullen. Marry the Cullen.

2018 December 31, emberwolfsasha, Reddit:

(Dragon Age fandom slang) The Cullen romance subplot in the video game Dragon Age: Inquisition.


Solasmance

I keep putting off my Solasmance, because I have an aversion to heartbreak.

I just fired up my second Solasmance playthrough after I spent a month promising myself, "never again."

I also vastly prefer the Cullenmance to the Solasmance.

2023 July 26, LikeAWildScallion, Reddit:

(Dragon Age fandom slang) The Solas romance subplot in the video game Dragon Age: Inquisition.


Cullenmancer

I'm a chronic Cullenmancer and I like romancing him with a Lavellan.

I'm much more of a Cullenmancer, myself, but I did the Solas romance and was very surprised.

2018 December 31, asha_bellanar, Reddit:

No hate to Cullenmancers, maybe blondes just aren’t my type lol. I’m not an Alistair or Anders-mancer either.

(Dragon Age fandom slang) A player who romances Cullen Rutherford during a playthrough of Dragon Age: Inquisition.


Solasmancer

I started a Solasmancer playthrough and it's going to kill me probably.

2015 September 18, vanisplusxzone, Reddit:

There's a pretty good payoff in Trespasser for a Solasmancer. And by "pretty good" I mean "angst and bittersweet feels".

All we Solasmancers have is pain, forever and always LMAO

(Dragon Age fandom slang) A player who romances Solas during a playthrough of Dragon Age: Inquisition.


Bullmance

Also, Dorian has a lot more dialogue options than I am finding in the Bullmance so far.

And yeah, I think a Bullmance can actually be really healthy for certain Inquisitors!

Krem has a few specific comments if you're in a Bullmance that are really sweet.

(Dragon Age fandom slang) The Iron Bull romance subplot in the video game Dragon Age: Inquisition.


Dorianmance

Dorianmance will be forever my fav in whole dragon age universe.

I always play as a female character so no Dorianmance for me.

It goes downhill in Trespassers tho, where Dorianmance was an afterthought compared to Adoribull.

(Dragon Age fandom slang) The Dorian romance subplot in the video game Dragon Age: Inquisition.


Dorianmancer

I'm full on Dorianmancer, but I like to think my Inquisitor gives Bull the suspicious stink eye when they're out adventuring.

As a hardcore Dorianmancer I have a ton, but I think this quote is basically him saying that he loves the Inquisitor for the first time.

Honestly, Dorian and Bull have better relationship than Dorian and Inky, even if Dorianmancers don’t want to admit it.

(Dragon Age fandom slang) A player who romances Dorian Pavus during a playthrough of Dragon Age: Inquisition.


Solavellan

Solavellan just gets me thinking the what ifs, headcanons, the theories. You have to really dig deep if you wanna understand the romance.

I am a (pretty hardcore) Solavellan shipper, though I completely understand it’s not everyone’s cup of tea.

Solavellan is probably my favorite romance from a narrative sense.

(fandom slang) The ship of Solas and the female elf Inquistor player character from Dragon Age: Inquisition.


Bullmancer

Kinda sucks that Bullmancers miss out on the dancing at the Winter Palace (well I suppose that happened, just off screen) and a wedding if true, […]

2015 September 8, alexandriaweb, Reddit:

As a Bullmancer, I’m going to have to fight you now. He’s the best romance with the most interesting relationship outcome depending on your choices.

2019 July 1, [deleted user account], Reddit:

The Bullmancers got fricked over in Trespasser imo

(Dragon Age fandom slang) A player who romances the Iron Bull during a playthrough of Dragon Age: Inquisition.


Solavellan Hell

Oh dear. Poor you. You're done for once you enter the Solavellan Hell.

Welcome to Solavellan Hell. Kleenexes on the table, and weeping is done in the corners.

We’ve all been through enough heartache with Solavellan Hell, so gotta keep it uplifting in here haha.

2024 February 9, [deleted user account], Reddit:

(Dragon Age fandom slang) The state of exquisite agony experienced by shippers of Solas and the Inquistor (Solavellan)


Cathedral

< cathedral. Coined by political blogger Curtis Yarvin, writing as Mencius Moldbug.

coined

The reaction from the Cathedral—the press, the political establishment, and everyone else who shaped acceptable opinion—was quick and unanimous

2019 May 14, Michael Malice, “The Strike” (chapter 3), in The New Right: A Journey to the Fringe of American Politics, →ISBN, from third sentence of third paragraph:

This is why grown-up men and women in the Cathedral (to use the neoreactionary term for the Establishment) actually believe that the MAGA yahoos of January 6 nearly overthrew the US government.

2022 January 14, Rod Dreher, “Neckbeard Militias Are Not My Enemy”, in The American Conservative, archived from the original on 2022-04-15:

[Curtis Yarvin] is forthright in his belief that the present order — to his mind, an oligarchy governed by a complex of elite institutions (like this newspaper) that he calls “the Cathedral” — should be overthrown

2022 December 10, Ross Douthat, “A Political Theory of King Elon Musk”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 2024-03-23:

(US politics, slang, Dark Enlightenment) A mainstream system or establishment in society, held to be liberal or leftist.


Cullavellan

I just read the best cullavellan fic and now my blood is boiling why do I have class

2016 February 3, cade (@tinygrunt), Twitter:

There was this one cullavellan fic where both Cullen and Lavellan didn't want kids and honestly it made me so happy.

All the other Cullavellan shippers I’ve met saying how their Inky and Cullen fell in love at first sight and stuff… Meanwhile mine was ready to fist fight this man in a Denny’s parking lot any day of the week

2022 February 12, ace (@ace_trash_boi), Twitter:

(fandom slang) The ship of Cullen Rutherford and the female elf Inquistor player character from Dragon Age: Inquisition.


Fenhawke

Assuming Fenhawke isn't an option here, I don't mind Fenbela if it's well-written.

I binge read some fenhawke fics from nearly a decade ago and still love them just as much :)

2020 March 2, Jill (@EphemeraBlossom), Twitter:

Fenhawke will always be my number 1 dragon age ship 😭😭

2023 February 3, fawn (@fuwafawn), Twitter:

(fandom slang) The ship of Fenris and player character Hawke from Dragon Age II.


Handers

Me listening to any song: Wow I can't believe this artist too ships handers, and decided to write a song about it, what an amazing world

2015 September 27, deneb (@v3gaaltair), Twitter:

Goddamn Handers ship being so beautifully angsty.

2016 January 29, Nyxie Black (@NyxieBlack), Twitter:

I have no idea what liking the Handers pairing says about me lol 😂.

(fandom slang) The ship of Anders and player character Hawke from Dragon Age II.


Red Hawke

From the red icon used to denote aggressive dialogue choices in Dragon Age II.

Red Hawke's deadpan delivery was one of the most hilarious moments in the game for me haha.

2015 September 23, HawkeThisHawkeThat, Reddit:

I once played a Red Hawke that was a sociopath that got off on the murder knife.

Blue Hawke was kind of a pollyanna and Red Hawke was a jerk, so I went with Purple Snarky Hawke.

(Dragon Age fandom slang) A Hawke player character who expresses an aggressive personality.


Inky

From an affectionate shortening of inquisitor + -y.

Do you like to play as an asshole Inky? What options, lines of dialogues, actions have you picked?

Of my 9 Inkies, the ones I felt to be the strongest (character-wise) were my atheist Trevelyan Reaver, my devout Andrastian Trevelyan mage, and my rebellious and fiercely elfy Lavellan who romanced Solas.

My Inky was a very faithful Andrastian, like his family, and he believed he was the Herald of Andraste…kind of.

(fandom slang, video games) The Inquisitor player character from the video game Dragon Age: Inquisition.


Purple Hawke

From the purple icon used to denote sarcastic dialogue choices in Dragon Age II.

Purple Hawke gets all the love, and I honestly see why. That irreverent little shit is hilarious.

I agree Purple Hawke can sometimes be inappropriate, but I don't find those situations that common...

Purple Hawke is one of the best protagonists in gaming period.

(Dragon Age fandom slang) A Hawke player character who expresses a sarcastic personality.


Blue Hawke

From the blue icon used to denote diplomatic dialogue choices in Dragon Age II.

Blue Hawke is too nice for the armpit of the free marches.

Blue Hawke tries to see the good in everyone even when things aren't ideal or working in their favor.

2022 October 28, [deleted user account], Reddit:

Blue Hawke is the only sane Hawke.

2023 March 29, TheHistoryofCats, Reddit:

(Dragon Age fandom slang) A Hawke player character who expresses a diplomatic personality.


rivalmance

Yes, Anders' rivalmance is cruel. I never did it, and I don't plan it (I simply can't imagine).

2017 December 17, CaiusGermanicus, Reddit:

I actually like the unhealthy aspects of the rivalmances (and some of the romances) in DA.

2018 February 21, wardsarefunctioning, Reddit:

I preferred the friendmance with Fenris personally, but like with Isabela, the rivalmance is also pretty good.

2019 February 24, KvonLiechtenstein, Reddit:

(Dragon Age fandom slang) A romance with a character with whom the player has an antagonistic relationship in Dragon Age II.


rivalmance

en-verb

rivalmance (third-person singular simple present rivalmances, present participle rivalmancing, simple past and past participle rivalmanced)

rivalmances (present singular third-person)
rivalmancing (participle present)
rivalmanced (participle past)
rivalmanced (past)

And finally I would rivalmance Anders by being a hypocritical mage that supported the templars.

I love rivalmancing Anders and Fenris. Brings a lot of tension that I find really sexy lol.

2019 May 10, [deleted user account], Reddit:

i wanted to rivalmance Merrill once but that would cause my heart to explode.

(Dragon Age fandom slang) To romance a character in this manner in Dragon Age II.


friendmance

Fenris friendmance (especially with a mage Hawke) for heals and feels.

I really want to rivalmance Anders but honestly I love his friendmance so much I can’t do it

I feel like most people prefer the friendmances (especially for Fenris) but the rival paths are so interesting!

(Dragon Age fandom slang) A romance with a character with whom the player has a friendly relationship in Dragon Age II.


friendmance

friendmance (third-person singular simple present friendmances, present participle friendmancing, simple past and past participle friendmanced)

friendmances (present singular third-person)
friendmancing (participle present)
friendmanced (participle past)
friendmanced (past)

In my peronal^([sic]) opinion, Anders and Merrill are for friendmancing only, unless you want to truly, deeply hurt and bully them.

2015 December 28, [deleted user account], Reddit:

Friendmancing Fenris as a pro-Mage Hawke is another favourite. I really love the growth you see in him throughout.

If female Hawke friendmances Sebastian, he will suggest a chaste marriage with her taking vows as a Chantry sister.


Hawkebela

Hawkebela is such an under appreciated ship and I have no idea why

2016 December 11, Kyle!!! (@KaraZorEluthor), Twitter:

Hawkebela gives me heart eyes for days.

IS AO3 DOWN I'M LITERALLY READING THIS HAWKEBELA FIC LET ME IN

(fandom slang) The ship of player character Hawke and Isabela from Dragon Age II.


Cassmance

Don't worry, I'm solving this problem by writing Cassmance fanfic.

2014 December 14, jack (@vesaldi), Twitter:

I had a hard time not romancing Dorian with my second male playthrough, but I had to get at least one Cassmance in.

Tried to do a Cassmance run in my most recent playthrough but the Redcliffe vendor question bugged out on me and there was no fixing.

(Dragon Age fandom slang) The Cassandra romance subplot in the video game Dragon Age: Inquisition.


Cassmancer

Oh, I knew you'd be here, you hopelessly romantic Cassmancer.

[…] he was also supposed be a Cassmancer but ended up falling madly in love with Dorian.

2020 December 8, nihilisticspacebear, Reddit:

I'm a Cassmancer and I already have an AO3 account. i guess I'm ahead of the curve

(Dragon Age fandom slang) A player who romances Cassandra Pentaghast during a playthrough of Dragon Age: Inquisition.


Fenbela

how could the same franchise that gave us fenbela give us josie/blackwalll

2017 February 3, wizard of the order (@svirakir), Twitter:

Assuming Fenhawke isn't an option here, I don't mind Fenbela if it's well-written.

I love fenbela but I can’t write it cause it’s Too Sexy and I can’t look directly at it without losing my mind

2019 March 13, KIMMY'S SATANIC AIRBNB (@gothkimmyS(, Twitter:

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Fenris and Isabela from Dragon Age II.


Seramance

I think my next run after this will be human Chantry supporter & finally do a Seramance without the elfy stuff getting in the way.

2015 May 22, Christina González (@c_gonzalez), Twitter:

But divorced from my character, she feels like my little sister, making it feel weird to read any Seramance fics.

had no idea how GOOD the Seramance would be (it's just super bawdy which is exactly how I want romances written)

(Dragon Age fandom slang) The Sera romance subplot in the video game Dragon Age: Inquisition.


Seramancer

Personally, I think Seramancers hit the jackpot with Trespasser.

2016 September 23, PapaCharlie9, Reddit:

I'm a chronic Seramancer but I love to see love for Blackwall.

also as a seramancer I must tell you to romance sera for she is the best

2019 November 17, smallizardthing, Reddit:

(Dragon Age fandom slang) A player who romances Sera during a playthrough of Dragon Age: Inquisition.


Josiemance

I believe you're correct, no sex scene. It's been awhile since I've played Josiemance.

Runner up is the Josiemance because again there's more going on than it looks, plus respect and caring!

Currently replaying in preparation for DAD, and the Josiemance is still as lovely as I remember.

(Dragon Age fandom slang) The Josephine romance subplot in the video game Dragon Age: Inquisition.


Josiemancer

I hate it too. Josiemancers got the short end of the stick in this DLC.

I'm a chronic Josiemancer. Josie was my first Dragon age romance so I always have a big soft spot for her character and her romance.

I am a diehard Josiemancer, but the fact that there is no approval system for the advisors is a miss.

(Dragon Age fandom slang) A player who romances Josephine Montilyet during a playthrough of Dragon Age: Inquisition.


RFMA

Respect for Marriage Act
w:Respect for Marriage Act

(US politics) Initialism of Respect for Marriage Act.


Держдеп

uk-proper noun

Держде́п • (Derždép) m inan (genitive Держде́пу, uncountable)

Держде́п (canonical)
Derždép (romanization)
Держде́пу (genitive)
Держде́п (nominative singular)
Держде́пу (genitive singular)
Держде́пові (dative singular)
Держде́пу (dative singular)
Держде́п (accusative singular)
Держде́пом (instrumental singular)
Держде́пу (locative singular)
Держде́пі (locative singular)
Держде́пе (singular vocative)

Держа́вний державний#Ukrainian

департа́мент департамент#Ukrainian

Clipping of Держа́вний департа́мент (Deržávnyj departáment, “State Department”).

Держа́вний департа́мент

uk:Державний департамент США


Arkancide

Blend of Arkansas + homicide, due to the supposed involvement of Bill Clinton during his time as resident and governor of the state.

(US politics, slang) The killing or murder of a political opponent, but framed as a suicide.


Cameltoe Harris

A wordplay on the name Kamala. First use appears c. 2015.

@Halopauly the CA 9th just needs to finalize Peruta and smack KamelToe Harris down.

2015 January 10, Rusty Shackleford (@whalekock), Twitter, archived from the original on 2024-07-23:

WGUV-TV -- Cameltoe Harris knows a lot about pulling out sense she didn't last the first round uv the Democrat primary. Whiff regard to Kabull, Harris believes Sniff's was sloppy in pulling out prematurely creating a sticky sitiation.

2021 August 20, Idjit BoB, “BRAKING NEWS: VP Horseface Harris Own Spayshul Mission to Vietnam”, in alt.appalachian (Usenet):

What we are sick of is an open border(that idiots deny exist). We would not have this problem if sleepy Joe and Cameltoe Harris shut it down. As for Abbott and DeSantis shipping them to sanctuary cites, hell yes, great stunt. Sadly its not enough. We should ship them to the Canadian boarder.

2022 September 26, BTSinAustin, “True Colors”, in rec.gambling.poker (Usenet):

You agree it's a lie? You have stated before and above that you would deny half of the registered voters their right to vote for the candidate of their choice and would only allow them to vote for an Isaac Chase approved candidate. You don't get much more authoritarian than that. Your snowflake rhetoric is noted and laughed at, although it described the Biden cartel well (lying, evil, despicable, insane, corrupt conmen and fraud and criminal). Cameltoe Harris is a true comedy gem, though..

2023 April 26, Conley Brothers, “Culture And Snobbery”, in alt.arts.poetry.comments (Usenet):

(US politics, slang, derogatory, humorous) Kamala Harris.


Confederate flag

en-noun

Confederate flag (plural Confederate flags)

The Stars and Bars, the official Confederate flag.


Obamna

Originally a mispronunciation or misspelling of Obama. Somewhat popularized by Donald Trump during a 2018 campaign rally, in which it is thought he had unintentionally mispronounced “Obama” with an “-na” at the end, possibly in confusion with the word amnesty.

obamna

2024 May 8, DougDoug, 02:41 from the start, in I used Barack Obama’s hands to play Mario Party (NOT CLICKBAIT), spoken by WalletWorrier_:

(Internet slang, humorous, US politics) Barack Obama.


Labintatlong Kolonya

tl-proper noun

Labintatlóng Kolonya (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜊᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜆ᜔ᜎᜓᜅ᜔ ᜃᜓᜎᜓᜈ᜔ᜌ)

Labintatlóng Kolonya (canonical)
ᜎᜊᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜆ᜔ᜎᜓᜅ᜔ ᜃᜓᜎᜓᜈ᜔ᜌ (Baybayin)

Calque of Spanish Trece Colonias or English Thirteen Colonies.


Western Bloc

Coordinate term: Eastern Bloc

(geopolitics, historical) The noncommunist nations of Europe and America.


Andersonville

Andersonville Prison, a POW camp in Georgia, during the American Civil War.


rake-stepping

Popularised by a gag in the 1993 episode "Cape Feare" of The Simpsons, in which Sideshow Bob, already injured, accidentally steps on several rakes, causing the handles to hit him in the face.

But the rake-stepping won’t stop, and the attacks won’t go away, raising the question of whether there will come a tipping point for Biden.

2019 August 13, Tina Nguyen, “Biden Advisers Worry the Gaffes Are Becoming a Problem”, in Vanity Fair:

And despite occasional attempts at reform, usually in response to some epic rake-stepping by the agency, federal disaster relief has gotten no simpler or more effective.

2023 September 12, Mark Gongloff, FEMA Isn’t Ready for Our New Age of Climate Disasters, Bloomberg:

VP of Player Personnel Eliot Wolf oozes with, “Don’t worry, I know what I’m doing …” and has deftly escaped any blame for the personnel rake-stepping of the past few seasons.

2024 June 19, Tom E. Curran, “Five burning questions the Patriots need to answer this summer”, in NBC Sports Boston:

(slang) The act of repeatedly making damaging and avoidable mistakes.


Antietam

The Battle of Antietam, in the American Civil War, on Sept. 17, 1862.


break the wheel

en-verb

break the wheel (third-person singular simple present breaks the wheel, present participle breaking the wheel, simple past broke the wheel, past participle broken the wheel)

breaks the wheel (present singular third-person)
breaking the wheel (participle present)
broke the wheel (past)
broken the wheel (participle past)

Daenerys Targaryen
Game of Thrones
Hardhome
Iron Throne (A Song of Ice and Fire)

Presumably inspired by a scene in the episode "Hardhome" (2015) of Game of Thrones, in which Daenerys Targaryen, reflecting on her plan to reclaim the Iron Throne, vows to "break the wheel" of oppression and war.

The head of one of Canada's largest unions says it's time to break the wheel and change the way businesses are operated.

2020, Carol Todd, "Time to change Canada's business model: UFCW", Regina Leader-Post, 4 September 2020, page NP7

Finally, the fact that both protagonists are teenagers is worth considering not only as a mere feature of the dystopian fiction subgenre, but as a representation of the power of the younger generations in breaking the wheel and transforming society not only when they grow up and become adults, but from today.

2023, Andrea Burgos-Mascarell, “Out with the Old: New Feminist Religions in Parable of the Sower and the Gilded Ones”, in Kamelia Talebian Sedehi, editor, The Role of Religion in Shaping and Reshaping Inclusive and Exclusive Communities in Literature, page 96:

I do not see any possibility for breaking the wheel of the prevailing capitalist and liberal ideology or any kind of ideology.

2023, Peter Čuroš, “Educating into Aware Subjects Instead of Unaware Objects”, in Luca Siliquini-Cinelli, Thomas Giddens, editors, Biopolitics and Structure in Legal Education, page 24:

(idiomatic) To end a pattern of oppression, inequality, injustice, or abuse.


GQPer

Sure appears that another GQPer is, once again, strongly Backing the Blue. They hold LE in such high regard. Nothing like attempting to apologize after a little light gets shined on his outrageous behavior.

(US politics, derogatory) A member of the Republican party, especially one that holds extreme views.


Southern Unionist

en-noun

Southern Unionist (plural Southern Unionists)

In the American Civil War, a (presumably White) Southerner who favored preserving the Union.

Andrew Johnson
President of the United States


СОИ

Стратеги́ческая стратегическая#Russian

оборо́нная оборонная#Russian

инициати́ва инициатива#Russian

Initialism of Стратеги́ческая оборо́нная инициати́ва (Strategíčeskaja oborónnaja iniciatíva, “Strategic Defense Initiative”): SDI


ALOHA

Aboriginal Lands of Hawaiian Ancestry
w:Aboriginal Lands of Hawaiian Ancestry

(US politics, historical) Acronym of Aboriginal Lands of Hawaiian Ancestry (a Hawaiian organization seeking reparations for Native Hawaiians).


trudeauiste

fr-adj

trudeauiste (feminine trudeauiste, masculine plural trudeauistes, feminine plural trudeauistes)

trudeauiste (feminine)
trudeauistes (masculine plural)
trudeauistes (feminine plural)

(Canadian politics) of or pertaining to Pierre Trudeau or Justin Trudeau


trudeauiste

fr-noun

trudeauiste m or f by sense (plural trudeauistes)

(Canadian politics) supporter of Pierre Trudeau or Justin Trudeau


reaganien

fr-adj

reaganien (feminine reaganienne, masculine plural reaganiens, feminine plural reaganiennes)

reaganienne (feminine)
reaganiens (masculine plural)
reaganiennes (feminine plural)


reaganien

(US politics) Reaganite; Reaganian (supporter of Ronald Reagan)


OLTL

(television) Initialism of One Life to Live: an American television soap opera broadcast from 1968 to 2013.


Y&R

The Young and the Restless
w:The Young and the Restless

(television) Initialism of The Young and the Restless: an American television soap opera first broadcast in 1973.


GunTube

Blend of gun + YouTube. By surface analysis, gun + -Tube.

YouTube is awash in gun content, often referred to as “GunTube” by firearm enthusiasts. Individuals who come to GunTube—including children and teens—can find videos which glorify assault weapons, show how to modify firearms, and teach viewers how to shoot through bulletproof glass or “win gunfights.”

2023 May 16, “YouTube and Gun Content: A Dangerous Combination for Kids and Teens”, in Everytown Support Fund:

The community of videobloggers (particularly YouTubers) who create videos about firearms or advocate for gun rights.


Nasty Pelosi

From nasty + Pelosi. First use appears c. 2005 online.

If President George W. Bush ignored the pleas of Nasty Pelosi, John Fraud Kerry, Red Ted Kennedy, and Robert Byrd Poop, to do something to stop Saddam Hussein the way that Billy Clinton did, they would demand an impeachment, or worse..

2005 August 8, Choices, “Do the Liberals really care about our Soldiers”, in alt.politics.gw-bush (Usenet):

In a characteristic Pelosi moment a deranged Nasty Pelosi claimed that all that don't agree with her or Obama are Nazis and that they all wear Nazi symbols...a scientology-laden technique used in pathetic attempts to silence critics.

2009 August 10, Escape_the_Cult_Now, “Obama Violating Civil Liberties acting like the Nazi he accuses others of being Via Pelosi”, in alt.obituaries (Usenet):

Not only did the White House NOT get the message (Press Secretary Robert Gibbs postured that he didn’t even know the rally was taking place), but then the protesters were ridiculed en masse by the speaker of the House, Nasty Pelosi, who said she thought the language being used at freedom rallies and town-hall meetings (and presumably in columns such as this) just might incite violence.

2009 September 20, Frank [D.] Miele, “Montana Perspectives: That was the week that was (not funny)”, in Sunday Inter Lake, Kalispell, Mont., →ISSN, page C10, column 2:

I don’t care for Pingree, but it is just cruel to compare her to Nasty Pelosi.

2010 October 11, ScreaminEagle80 [pseudonym], quotee, “[bangordailynews.com] You said it”, in Bangor Daily News, volume 122, number 99, Bangor, Me.: Bangor Publishing Co., →ISSN, page A3, column 2:

... Barb May type Dupes! ... Gender Confused Trannies! ... Hermaphrodites! ... Nasty Pelosi types! ... Black Lives Matter Fools! ... Morons who watch CNN! ...same with any MSM "News" TV shows! ... Global Warming Dupes!

2016 October 29, Make America more like Mexico .. Vote Democrat, “I Thank God ... I'm Not a Democrat ... Liars! ... Perverted Weiners! ... Pay to Play 'Charities!' ... Bi-Sexual Diaper Wearer Hillary! ...”, in rec.arts.tv (Usenet):

The dummycrats lead^([sic]) by Schmucky Schumer and Nasty Pelosi, followed in lockstep by our very own Shill Nelson and all other dummycrats, started off the S.O.T.U. address by not standing for our national anthem.

2018 February 3, Dave Doty, “[Your view] Democrat’s true colors”, in Highlands News-Sun, volume 99, number 34, Sebring, Fla.: Sun Coast Media Group, →ISSN, page A6, column 4:

House Minority Leader sour puss “Nasty” Pelosi (CA) kept a close eye on her minions to see who might give applause or stand for President Trump’s inspiring message (which had a 75 percent approval rating even though the lonesome left news media continued to tell viewers what they should not like) as she sucked on lemon drops candy.

2018 February 9, Jerry Wright, “[Your view] Poor behavior during speech”, in Highlands News-Sun, volume 99, number 40, Sebring, Fla.: Sun Coast Media Group, →ISSN, page A6, column 4:

What started as a crowd of about 15 mostly Cuban-American protesters grew to about 40 at one point, as they pounded on every door they could find and clamored insults in both Spanish and English like “Nasty Pelosi” and “brujas” — witches.

2018 October 18, Martin Vassolo, Jimena Tavel, “Campaign 2018: Shalala event protested over Castro sympathizer”, in Miami Herald, volume 116, number 34, Miami, Fla., →ISSN, page 3A, column 2:

Steve claims President Trump’s massive ego and vile gut drive everything and mainstream media is permitting him to prevail. Really? Trump has been a media punching bag since his election and gave his ego a backseat in re-opening the government. Nasty Pelosi would still have 800,000 government employees out of work.

2019 February 16, Randall Pawlikowski, “[Letters to the Editor] Trump went high, not so Democrats”, in The Day, volume 138, number 230, New London, Conn., →ISSN, page A6, column 5:

Next writer claims that President Trump is distracting “us” by not granting billions of dollars to “fund” the post office! I guess the writer is not aware or willing to admit that this funding has been an ongoing struggle for years and that the “real ploy” was by Nasty Pelosi who knowing^([sic]) that this political bill would not pass but necessary to divert our attention of the fraud and corruption within her party; including the opportunity to control an electoral process with mail-in votes!

2020 September 2, Paul R. Pawlicki, “[Letters to the Editor] Letter writers can’t give Trump credit”, in The Daily Sun, volume 128, number 246, Charlotte Harbor, Fla.: Sun Coast Media Group, Inc., →ISSN, page 6C, column 2:

Yet getting a relief deal would have required accepting a compromise with that “nasty” Pelosi. It seems that he would rather let the economy burn.

2020 October 11, Paul Krugman, “Trump’s rage harming economy”, in The Sunday Times, Scranton, Pa., →OCLC, page C2, column 6:

There It Is: Pelosi Snaps at Reporters, Makes Stunning Admission About Why She Stalled Virus Relief Bill

2020 December 5, a425couple, “Re: Nasty Pelosi - admits making millions suffer to aid Democrats”, in seattle.politics (Usenet):

Exactly. Those of us with an attention span longer than six seconds remember very well how the Democrats and Nasty Pelosi demeaned the President for wanting to take the Chink Flu seriously in the month of January.

2021 June 4, Rabid Roach, “Fauci Lied--MILLIONS DIED”, in comp.os.linux.advocacy (Usenet):

(US politics, slang, derogatory) Nancy Pelosi.


detrumpification

Only a huge win in 2020 will make detrumpification possible. And only detrumpification reopens the door for American democratization.

2019 November 12, Ira Allen, “On Detrumpification: An Urgently Necessary Process After Trumpism”, in Common Dreams:

(US politics, neologism) The removal of Donald Trump's political ideas or influence.


detrumpify

en-verb

detrumpify (third-person singular simple present detrumpifies, present participle detrumpifying, simple past and past participle detrumpified)

detrumpifies (present singular third-person)
detrumpifying (participle present)
detrumpified (participle past)
detrumpified (past)

So, no, if you want to be able to detrumpify--and if you give any shits about democratic norms or the constitutional order or any of that, you'd *better* want to be able to detrumpify government at all levels -- then you've only got one pragmatic choice.

(US politics, transitive, neologism) To subject to detrumpification.


CCDS

w:Committees of Correspondence for Democracy and Socialism

(US politics) Initialism of Committees of Correspondence for Democracy and Socialism.


AFPAC

(US politics) Acronym of America First Political Action Conference.


Trumplessness

We'd switch on the car radio and there'd be utter Trumplessness all the way to work.

2017 March 6, Amy Goldman Koss, “Op-Ed: Something a lot of us could get behind — a week without Trump”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-11-20:

Two days later, I was minding my own business, enjoying the memory of the pastry I'd just eaten at a cafe that had become my favorite when my Trumplessness was again interrupted. In a dusty street-facing stall that sells high powered speakers and cheap cell phone cases in Jyatha, Kathmandu, I ran into Dilli Ram Kander, the administrator of the biggest Donald Trump fan page in Nepal.

2017 May 14, Erin Gloria Ryan, “Taking a Trumpspringa: My Break From 24-7 Trump News”, in The Daily Beast, archived from the original on 2023-12-07:

The absence of Donald Trump (45th president of the United States of America from 2017 to 2021).


東方集團

ㄉㄨㄥ ㄈㄤ ㄐㄧˊ ㄊㄨㄢˊ

Дунфан Цзитуань

/tʊŋ⁵⁵ fɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵ tʰu̯än³⁵/

/tʊŋ⁵⁵ fɔːŋ⁵⁵ t͡saːp̚² tʰyːn²¹/

/tʊŋ⁵⁵ fɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵ tʰu̯än³⁵/

/tʊŋ⁵⁵ fɔːŋ⁵⁵ t͡saːp̚² tʰyːn²¹/


M-She-U

(fandom slang, derogatory, Internet slang) The Marvel Cinematic Universe, perceived by fans to be too feminist or left-wing.

Hollywoke

Hollywood films being perceived as overtly left-wing


Laptopgate

2021 January 19, Oleg Burunov, “'Natural Instinct': Biden's Brother Reveals How Joe Took Hunter Off 'Guilt Train' Amid 'Laptopgate'”, in Sputnik News:

Elon Musk and Matt Taibbi’s flashy revival of Laptopgate hasn’t illuminated much beyond the right’s desperation to salvage something from their October Surprise.

2022 June 12, Alex Shephard, “Why the Right Can’t Quit Hunter Biden”, in The New Republic:

And Laptopgate is most significant in what it reveals about the contest now on for a suitable post-liberal political regime: a battle that pits the “human” against something more like a “swarm”.

2022 July 12, Mary Harrington, “Musk is becoming a true Caesar”, in UnHerd:

The House Oversight and Accountability Committee, now controlled by Republicans who've felt singled out by Big Tech, the IRS or the FBI--in many cases justifiably so--has launched hearings into Laptopgate, for starters.

2023 February 14, “Pots and kettles”, in The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette:

(US politics) The Hunter Biden laptop controversy.


Bleachgate

What some of the world's most insufferable people are already calling "Bleachgate" is a perfect reductio ad absurdum of the relationship between the president and the media.

2020 April 29, Matthew Walther, “Bleachgate is the archetype of a Trump media cycle”, in The Week:

A 2020 controversy where then-president Donald Trump suggested drinking bleach as a way to cure COVID-19.


AMAC

w:Association of Mature American Citizens

(US politics) Acronym of Association of Mature American Citizens.


東側諸国

ja-pos

東(ひがし)側(がわ)諸(しょ)国(こく) • (Higashigawa Shokoku)

東側諸国 (canonical)
Higashigawa Shokoku (romanization)

[çiɡa̠ɕiɡa̠β̞a̠ ɕo̞ko̞kɯ̟]

Compound of 東側 (Higashi-gawa, “Eastern”) + 諸国 (shokoku, “countries”).


BAMN

(US politics) Initialism of By Any Means Necessary.


Sore Loserman

Blend of Gore/Lieberman + sore loser, from the idea that the two men were "sore losers" who did not want to admit that George W. Bush won the 2000 election.

I think the Sore Loserman campaign has gone the way of the dimpled chad.

2000 December 1, Moe Bulduc, “A matter of higher authority”, in Sun Journal:

(US politics, historical) Nickname for Al Gore and Joe Lieberman, the 2000 U.S. Democratic presidential nominees for president and vice-president, respectively.


MAGAtard

I may sound like MAGAtard but Trump's assassination was not staged, they really wanted to kill him.

(US politics, slang, derogatory) A stupid Trump supporter; a person who supports Trump in a stupid or illogical manner.


Malawakang Depresyon

tl-proper noun

Malawakang Depresyón (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜏᜃᜅ᜔ ᜇᜒᜉ᜔ᜇᜒᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

Malawakang Depresyón (canonical)
ᜋᜎᜏᜃᜅ᜔ ᜇᜒᜉ᜔ᜇᜒᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)

Calque of English Great Depression. Literally, “Widespread Depression”.


disnejowski

pl-adj

disnejowski (not comparable, no derived adverb)

disnejowski (masculine nominative singular)
disnejowska (feminine nominative singular)
disnejowskie (neuter nominative singular)
disnejowscy (nominative plural virile)
disnejowskie (nominative plural)
disnejowskiego (genitive masculine singular)
disnejowskiej (feminine genitive singular)
disnejowskiego (genitive neuter singular)
disnejowskich (genitive plural)
disnejowskich (genitive plural virile)
disnejowskiemu (dative masculine singular)
disnejowskiej (dative feminine singular)
disnejowskiemu (dative neuter singular)
disnejowskim (dative plural)
disnejowskim (dative plural virile)
disnejowskiego (accusative animate masculine singular)
disnejowski (accusative inanimate masculine singular)
disnejowską (accusative feminine singular)
disnejowskie (accusative neuter singular)
disnejowskich (accusative plural virile)
disnejowskie (accusative plural)
disnejowskim (instrumental masculine singular)
disnejowską (feminine instrumental singular)
disnejowskim (instrumental neuter singular)
disnejowskimi (instrumental plural)
disnejowskimi (instrumental plural virile)
disnejowskim (locative masculine singular)
disnejowskiej (feminine locative singular)
disnejowskim (locative neuter singular)
disnejowskich (locative plural)
disnejowskich (locative plural virile)

(relational) Walt Disney (American animator, film producer, voice actor, and entrepreneur)

(relational) Disney (The Walt Disney Company, named after Walt Disney)


Kamalanomics

2021 June 1, Kamala Harris, “Kamalanomics: Vice President Harris Outlines Her Vision Of Inclusive Entrepreneurship”, in Forbes, →ISSN, archived from the original on 2021-06-01

During a panel segment on Fox News’s Outnumbered program, McEnany noted that Forbes had recently coined the term Kamalanomics in a profile about the current vice president. “Forbes has discovered a new philosophy, Kamalanomics, named after Kamala,” McEnany complained, “and it’s about propping up women small business owners.”

2021 June 1, David Edwards, “‘Ivankanomics’: Kayleigh McEnany Is Very Upset Forbes Put Kamala Harris on Its Cover but Not Ivanka Trump”, in David Badash, editor, The New Civil Rights Movement, AlterNet Media, archived from the original on 2021-06-01:

2021 June 2, Brad Polumbo, “The Hole in ‘Kamalanomics’: A Glaring Flaw Plagues the Veep’s Plan to Restore the Economy”, in CE Think Tank Newswire, Foundation for Economic Education, archived from the original on 2021-06-02

2024 July 6, Rick Newman, “This week in Bidenomics: Kamalanomics?”, in Yahoo! Finance, archived from the original on 2024-07-06

The fact that Kamalanomics looks so much like Bidenomics poses big risks for her candidacy, given how unpopular the latter has proved to be.

2024 July 23, “Kamala Harris carries the torch, and the burden, of Bidenomics”, in The Economist, London: The Economist Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2024-07-23:

2024 July 23, Mikkel Rosenvold, “Great Game - 5 Things I Expect from Kamalanomics”, in Steno Research, archived from the original on 2024-07-25

Indeed, distinguishing between Bidenomics and Kamalanomics is challenging, as her political and economic philosophies are closely aligned with Biden’s.

2024 July 24, “Harris shakes up election”, in The Free Press Journal, Mumbai: Indian National Press Bombay Pvt. Ltd., published 2024 July 25, archived from the original on 2024-07-25, Editorial page, column 1:

(US politics, neologism) The economic ideas and policies of Kamala Harris (Vice President of the United States since 2021).


tiểu bang đỏ

[tiəw˧˩ ʔɓaːŋ˧˧ ʔɗɔ˧˩]

[tiw˧˨ ʔɓaːŋ˧˧ ʔɗɔ˧˨]

[tiw˨˩˦ ʔɓaːŋ˧˧ ʔɗɔ˨˩˦]


tiểu bang xanh

[tiəw˧˩ ʔɓaːŋ˧˧ sajŋ̟˧˧]

[tiw˧˨ ʔɓaːŋ˧˧ sɛɲ˧˧]

[tiw˨˩˦ ʔɓaːŋ˧˧ san˧˧]


tiểu bang tím

[tiəw˧˩ ʔɓaːŋ˧˧ tim˧˦]

[tiw˧˨ ʔɓaːŋ˧˧ tim˦˧˥]

[tiw˨˩˦ ʔɓaːŋ˧˧ tim˦˥]


Zion Don

From Zion + Don or blend of Zionist + Donald, in the context of his pro-Israel stance. Also chosen for its quasi-rhyme.

They realized that they have overused their Zion Don to the point where one more of these attacks and his base is going to abandon him entirely.

2019 April 1, D. Schlenk, “Mossad/CIA False Flag Warning”, in de.soc.weltanschauung.misc (Usenet):

Good, that’s where Zion Don belongs. I doubt, however, that Democrats have balls to do that. Also, the fact that they call prison a “niggerville” really says a lot about niggers.

2023 November 19, D. Ray, “Re: 8 NIGGERS ARRESTED IN VEGAS TEEN'S FATAL BEATING”, in de.soc.weltanschauung.misc (Usenet):

Trump supporters have also moved to the right of Trump himself: hence, accusations of Trump running a MIGA campaign (Make Israel Great Again) or even himself being a Zion Don can be found on Reddit and 4chan (Luddy 2021).

2024, Elizaveta Gaufman, Bharath Ganesh, The Trump Carnival - Populism, Transgression and the Far Right, page 59:

(US politics, derogatory, uncommon) Donald Trump.


LINO

Modelled after RINO (“Republican in name only”).

As Glenn Beck was bashing Sarvis as a GPS-installing LINO on his show,,^([sic]) his muckraking journalists at TheBlaze "revealed" that Sarvis was "bankrolled" by an "Obama bundler."

2014 August 3, John Vaught Labeaume, “No Thanks, CPAC. This Libertarian Won't Attend a Conservative Love-Fest.”, in Reason Magazine:

Libertarian Party
w:Libertarian Party (United States)

(US politics, derogatory) Acronym of Libertarian in name only. Typically used by libertarian members of the U.S. Libertarian Party to describe Libertarians whose views perceived as insufficiently libertarian.


老登

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɤŋ⁵⁵/

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɤŋ⁵⁵/

(neologism, Internet slang, humorous, derogatory) Joe Biden


Kamalanomenon

Blend of Kamala + phenomenon, first attested in 2024. Modelled after femininomenon (itself a blend of feminine + phenomenon), coined on the 2022 single "Femininomenon", the opening track on Chappell Roan's 2023 studio album The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess.

Explaining the Kamalanomenon (another Chappell Roan reference) is part of Jessica Maddox’s job. […] She spent Sunday evening telling her husband, “because I’m like, 10 days on the internet ahead of him,” about the significance of the coconut tree, which has been a thing for weeks now.

2024 July 23, Maura Judkis, Jesús Rodríguez, “The Kamala Harris meme decoders have entered the chat”, in The Washington Post:

The vibe shift since Harris became the presumptive nominee has been whiplash-inducing, leaving some conservatives suspecting a plot. [see title]

2024 August 2, Michelle Goldberg, “Don’t Listen to the Right. The Kamalanomenon Is Real.”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:

(US politics, neologism) The political and social media momentum of American politician and attorney Kamala Harris during her 2024 United States presidential campaign.

Chappell Roan
The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess


covfefe

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe-?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm
Proto-Italic *kom
Old Latin com
Latin cum
Latin con-
Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi
Proto-Indo-European *h₂wer-
Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
Latin operiō
Latin cooperiō
Old French covrirbor.
Middle English coveren
English cover
Proto-Italic *-ātos
Latin -ātus
Proto-Italic *-kos
Latin -cus
Latin -icus
Latin -āticus
Latin -āticum
Old French -agebor.
Middle English -age
English -age
English coverage
English covfefe
From a 31 May 2017 tweet by Donald Trump: “Despite the constant negative press covfefe”, presumably intending to write coverage. Donald Trump later tweeted: “Who can figure out the true meaning of "covfefe" ??? Enjoy!”. Sense 1 ("deliberate misspelling of coffee") is from the phonetic similarity.

COVFEFE Act

Communications Over Various Feeds Electronically for Engagement Act

Go ahead, read on to humankind’s honest truth, the coinciding dominion where mansplaining reality confronts feminazi theory. A covfefe amphitheater revealing women not as chattel to be bought and sold.

2017, Nathaniel Schmeling, Timing the Infinite, →ISBN:

THEN A LITTLE SPRINKLE OF COVFEFE DUST. NOT EVEN TRUMP KNOW WHAT IN IT. […] AHHHH… TREMENDOUS TRUMP ALWAYS SAVE THE DAY.

2018, Joe Dunn, “The Fecal Fiend”, in A Man-Child Covefe! (The Tremendous Trump), San Antonio, Tex.: Antarctic Press:

President Trump, I was not being delusional in calling him by the name in which he tweets out insults through a covfefe movement, as you will come to learn towards the end the use of this word, which no reasonable language can justify its meaning except to take each letter apart and turn them into our present indwelling shame that this president has brought upon the United States of America. […] For now, we look for truth, hope, and light, or some form of hope within these truths, and not covfefe, which is here taunting us to stay silent until calamity becomes America’s portion.

2018, Najah Mahir, “Preface”, in The Ransom that Lies Demand: We the People and “Covfefe”, Pittsburgh, Pa.: Dorrance Publishing Co, →ISBN, pages xv and xx:

But he [Mike Pence]’s no Trump in any sense. […] The base respects Pence and his loyal service, but he just does not have the covfefe that the base needs and wants in 2024.

2020, Kurt Schlichter, The 21 Biggest Lies about Donald Trump (and You!), Washington, D.C.: Regnery Publishing, →ISBN:

Covfefe, construed as a disruptive space, is a form of noise – a disturbance in the orderly sequence. […] So, even if much of the covfefe may appear as random ramblings, the disturbance as such still has political consequences and effects. The noise generated through covfefe becomes a crack in the dominant discourse, a crack that can be deepened through continued work.

2020, Simon Lindgren, Data Theory: Interpretive Sociology and Computational Methods, Polity Press, →ISBN:

In the meantime, a battered and bruised capital has adjusted to life at a calmer pace, with quieter activities and words replacing the obscenities, characters and gibberish that used to shape how the [Trump] days were spent. Bagels over Bannon. Grandchildren over golf. Church over covfefe.

2021 February 22, Katie Rogers, “Did Washington Just Have an Actual Weekend?”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2021-02-22:

He states he can design a better fighter jet than the military. Really? Maybe with a bit of magical covfefe.

2023 September 28, David Lubin, “[Your letters] The magic man”, in Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla., page 20A, column 1:

(humorous, rare) A notional representation of the success, discourse or ideas of Donald Trump.


CPACer

2014 August 3, Dylan Scott, “CPACer: Gays Don’t Get ‘Extra Rights’ Like The Right To Marry”, in Talking Points Memo:

2017 February 27, Brian Tashman, “CPACer Falls For Paid Protester Hoax”, in Right Wing Watch:

A speaker at CPAC (Conservative Political Action Conference).


Democ🐀

From Democrat, with rat replaced with 🐀, a symbol depicting a rat.

Still closer to my values than the Democ🐀s

(US politics, Internet slang, derogatory) A Democrat.


Kamalamentum

Blend of Kamala + momentum, after Kamala Harris (Vice President of the United States since 2021).

person

What the Kamalamentum effort shares with that 2008 phenomenon is one of Barack Obama's favorite words: "audacity."

2024 July 27, Ross Douthat, “Kamala Harris and the Audacity of Desperation”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2024-08-21:

As upbeat Democrats ride a wave of Kamalamentum into their convention in Chicago next week, a seasoned strategist explains how almost everything about the presidential race has changed over the last 30 days.

2024 August 17, Ryan Lizza, “'A Completely Different Campaign': How Kamala Harris Reopened the Electoral College Map”, in Politico, archived from the original on 2024-08-21:

[Article title:] For Kamalamentum, the Next Three Weeks Are Critical

2024 August 19, Ben Mathis-Lilley, “For Kamalamentum, the Next Three Weeks Are Critical”, in Slate, New York, N.Y.: The Slate Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2024-08-22:

(US politics, neologism) A wave of enthusiasm for the 2024 presidential compaign of Kamala Harris.


OCIAA

w:Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs

(US politics, historical) Initialism of Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs.


Barry the Fairy

It's now obvious that Hillary lied to Congress, and Barry the Fairy lied to the world at the United Nations. Bwaaahhhhhhhhh......

2012 October 10, Peace and Justice, “Re: Right-wing "science"”, in seattle.politics (Usenet):

So here's Barry the fairy running back to his gay pornography pretending that it's HE is tormenting ME.

2013 June 11, Steve, “Opel's Song”, in alt.fan.rush-limbaugh (Usenet):

As if Barry the Fairy would know such things... Remember that he lives in a country that bows down to the "royalty" freaks..

2016 December 30, Steve, “Re: PM Netanyahu just ROCKED the world in this 2 minute speech”, in alt.society.liberalism (Usenet):

(US politics, slang, derogatory, humorous, rare) Nickname for Barack Obama.


Dirty War

(historical) The period of state terrorism in Argentina from 1974 to 1983 as a part of Operation Condor.


Mamala

Blend of mama + Kamala or mom + Kamala, likely influenced by mother (“a person who is admired, respected, or looked up to within a particular fandom or community”).

(Internet slang) Kamala Harris (Vice President of the United States since 2021)


two slips of latinum

A play on two cents and its variants. From latinum, which was featured in many episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993–1999) as a precious material used by Ferengi and others as a medium of exchange. Although a liquid in its natural state, it was enclosed for convenience in gold casings of standardized size, called slips.

Hey, at least we don't have an embarrasing royal family here! And don't worry--Pat Buchanan cannot and will not last as a viable candidate. […] Just my two slips of latinum on THAT non-"Trek" matter...

1996 February 21, Philip Richard Yabut, “Re: Anyone else for the Star Fleet Academy story?”, in rec.arts.startrek.current (Usenet):

This has been rattling around in my head for a while; I think I'm ready to toss it out for inspection. […] My 2 slips of latinum... Comments and arguments very welcome, y'all...

1997 December 16, ASCEM, quoting Greywolf the Wanderer, “An Interesting Question, re Slash vs. Gay Fiction”, in alt.startrek.creative.erotica.moderated (Usenet):

(idiomatic, Star Trek fandom slang) Synonym of two cents (“one's opinion or thoughts”).


Guerra Freda

[ˈɡɛ.rə ˈfɾɛ.ðə]

[ˈɡɛ.rə ˈfɾə.ðə]


Buchananian

en-adj

Buchananian (comparative more Buchananian, superlative most Buchananian)

more Buchananian (comparative)
most Buchananian (superlative)

I did not address the Buchanan situation before because it was so distasteful. I was sick at the thought of the Buchananian nastinesses I would have to recount: the demeaning of the Holocaust, the phony “evidence” to question a crime of the gas chambers, the smarmy defense of war criminals and the attacks on American prosecutors who dare chase them down, […]

1990 September 14, A. M. Rosenthal, “Forgive Them Not”, On My Mind, in The New York Times, page A33:

(US politics) Of or relating to Pat Buchanan (born 1938), American paleoconservative author, political commentator, and politician.


imagizm

imagizm (nominative singular)
imagizmu (genitive singular)
imagizmowi (dative singular)
imagizm (accusative singular)
imagizmem (instrumental singular)
imagizmie (locative singular)
imagizmie (singular vocative)

(historical) imagism (movement in early-20th-century British and American poetry that favored precision of imagery and clear, sharp language)


Tampon Tim

So called because of his signing of a Minnesota law in 2023 mandating that menstrual pads and tampons be provided free of charge in public schools.

(US, US politics, slang, derogatory, humorous, neologism) Tim Walz.


11 września

(informal) 9/11 (date of the attack on the Twin Towers and the Pentagon in the USA (September 11th, 2001))


Van Dorn battle flag

en-noun

Van Dorn battle flag (plural Van Dorn battle flags)

Named after American major general Earl Van Dorn (1820–1863).

named-after

The Van Dorn battle flag had a red field adorned with thirteen white stars arranged in five rows, with a white crescent in the upper corner. The flags were bordered in yellow or white.

1989 January 1, Devereaux D. Cannon, The Flags of the Confederacy: An Illustrated History, St. Lukes Broadfoot Publishers, →ISBN, page 63:

The Van Dorn battle flag, as it came to be called, was a red rectangle bordered in yellow on three sides. Thirteen stars were scattered across the field, and in the upper left was a white crescent symbolizing Missouri.

2001 December 10, Robert Maberry Jr., Texas Flags, Texas A&M University Press, →ISBN, page 91:

The flag of the 4th Missouri Infantry, which may be one of the earliest examples of a Van Dorn battle flag.

2018 January 17, Sarah Laskow, “The Museum That Keeps Now-Obscure Confederate Flags”, in Atlas Obscura, archived from the original on 2023-09-25:

(rare) A flag utilized by the regiments under the command of the Confederate major general Earl Van Dorn during the American Civil War.

15th (Northwest) Arkansas Infantry Regiment

4th Missouri Infantry Regiment (Confederate)


PCQ

Parti conservateur du Québec
Parti conservateur du Québec#French

(Canadian politics) CPQ: Initialism of Parti conservateur du Québec (“Conservative Party of Quebec”).


CPQ

Conservative Party of Quebec
Conservative Party of Quebec#English

(Canadian politics) Initialism of Conservative Party of Quebec.


Bidenese

Former aides say that “Bidenese” has evolved over his career.

2021 April 28, Alex Thompson, Christopher Cadelago, Theodoric Meyer and Daniel Lippman, ““He’s fluent in Bidenese”: Meet the man behind Biden’s speech tonight”, in POLITICO:

Today, I am going to teach you how to speak Bidenese.

2021 July 28, Not the Bee, “How to speak Bidenese”, in YouTube:

(chiefly derogatory) The speech patterns of 46th U.S. president Joe Biden.


Sunflower

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Sunny and Basil from the videogame Omori.


Sunburn

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Sunny and Aubrey from the videogame Omori.


Suntan

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Sunny and Kel from the videogame Omori.


monkey paw

"Seems we were all living bad dreams," he said. "Wishes coming true in a monkey-paw way."

1995, Marcia Golub, Wish-bone, page 334:

It was Tom's monkey paw, that wish that he could be the provider in the family. Suddenly my father was dead and the gauntlet was passed to my oldest brother.

2003, Darren Greer, Tyler's Cape, page 120:

For obvious reasons, I didn't trust demon favors. I had to think quickly, something that wouldn't backfire. There was a lesson to be learned from that whole monkey paw deal.

(idiomatic, usually attributive) Alternative form of monkey's paw.


Sith

In him [Garry Cook] was distilled the very essence of the modern football executive – the Nike heritage, the mad expansionism, the sense that a major part of Manchester City's future lay in energy drink retail, and of course the laserlike focus on "the product" that resulted in him occasionally saying Manchester United when he meant Manchester City. He was the Premier League's most bungling Sith.

2011 September 8, Marina Hyde, “Manchester City's Garry Cook – a man for football's crazy times”, in The Guardian:

PAQ is a refreshing example of what “millennial snowflakes” are capable of. At the age of 20, these guys are conscious of their position of influence and they want to use it to enact positive change. “We’re the four musketeers,” says Elias. “The Avengers,” chimes in Shaq. “I would say we’re Jedis,” says Dex. “But I wear black so I can be a sith.”

2018 April 29, Juliana Piskorz, “‘We’re Top Gear for clothes’: the guys behind PAQ”, in The Guardian:

[Sean] Longstaff. [Dan] Burn. Joelinton. Miguel Almirón. Matt Ritchie. This is not, if we’re brutally honest, the stuff of evil empires. This is not a team the Siths would ever have put out, unless the Siths were trying to make a late burst for the Championship playoffs.

2023 February 26, Jonathan Liew, “Newcastle not yet an evil-empire side but cup final feels like a springboard”, in The Guardian:

(science fiction) One of a fictional order of creatures from the Star Wars universe who represent the antithesis and ancient enemies of the Jedi.