"Locofoco" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Locofocos [plural]
Etymology: From locofoco (“a match”); the term originated when a group of New York Jacksonians used such matches to light candles to continue a political meeting after Tammany men tried to break up the meeting by turning off the gaslights. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Locofoco (plural Locofocos)
  1. (US, politics, historical) A member of a faction of the US Democratic Party in the early 1800s, formed in New York City as a protest against that city's regular Democratic organization, Tammany Hall. Wikipedia link: Locofocos Tags: US, historical Categories (topical): Politics

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