"Cancún Cruz" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Referring to Ted Cruz going on vacation to Cancún, Mexico, during the 2021 Texas power crisis. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Cancún Cruz
  1. (US politics, derogatory, neologism) U.S. senator Ted Cruz. Wikipedia link: 2021 Texas power crisis, Cancún, Mexico Tags: US, derogatory, neologism Categories (topical): Nicknames of individuals, US politics Synonyms: Cancun Cruz
    Sense id: en-Cancún_Cruz-en-name-J43xzDYG Categories (other): English alliterative compounds, English entries with incorrect language header, English neologisms Topics: government, politics

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