See Gipper on Wiktionary
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"etymology_text": "From Reagan's role as George \"The Gipper\" Gipp (1895-1920) in the 1940 film Knute Rockne, All American, which lead to him acquiring the nickname \"the Gipper,\" later popularized by the media during his presidency.",
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"ref": "1992, Michael Weiler, W. Barnett Pearce, Reagan and Public Discourse in America, page 137:",
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"ref": "1999, Al Franken, Rush Limbaugh is a Big Fat Idiot and Other Observations, page 126:",
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