"Michigander" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: [ˈmɪ.ʃə.ˌɡæn.dɚ] Forms: Michiganders [plural]
Etymology: ] Attributed to Abraham Lincoln, in a speech of July 27, 1848, as pejorative reference to Lewis Cass, Michigan politician: : There is one entire article of the sort I have not discussed yet; I mean the military tale you Democrats are now engaged in dovetailing onto the great Michigander. Ostensibly coined as a blend of Michigan + gander (“male goose, simpleton”) (punning on “tale” and “(dove)tail(ing)”). Alternatively from and/or later reanalyzed as Michigan + -d- (epenthetic) + -er (“resident of”). Etymology templates: {{blend|en|Michigan|gander|nocap=1|t2=male goose, simpleton}} blend of Michigan + gander (“male goose, simpleton”), {{m|en|Michigan}} Michigan, {{suffix|en||er|id2=inhabitant|t2=resident of}} + -er (“resident of”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Michigander (plural Michiganders)
  1. (US) A native or resident of the state of Michigan in the United States of America. Tags: US Categories (topical): Demonyms Categories (place): Michigan, USA Translations (person): michiganilainen (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-Michigander-en-noun-OAY-eQaf Disambiguation of Demonyms: 66 34 Disambiguation of Michigan, USA: 97 3 Categories (other): American English, English blends, English terms suffixed with -er (inhabitant), Demonyms for Americans Disambiguation of English blends: 62 38 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (inhabitant): 62 38 Disambiguation of Demonyms for Americans: 45 55 Disambiguation of 'person': 100 0
  2. (uncommon, humorous) In particular, a man from Michigan, contrasted with a Michigoose (“woman from Michigan”). Tags: humorous, uncommon
    Sense id: en-Michigander-en-noun-4sK0SVb- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Demonyms for Americans Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Disambiguation of Demonyms for Americans: 45 55
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Michiganian, Michiganer Hypernyms: American Hyponyms: Yooper, Troll, Michigoose (english: female Michiganer) Derived forms: Michigoose Coordinate_terms (male Michiganer): Michigoose (english: female Michiganer)
Disambiguation of 'male Michiganer': 50 50

Inflected forms

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