"TACO" meaning in English

See TACO in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Taco [alternative]
Etymology: Coined by journalist Robert Armstrong in 2025 for the Financial Times on May 2 in a newspaper column. Named after President of the United States Donald J. Trump Etymology templates: {{coin|en|Robert Armstrong|in=2025|nobycat=1|occ=journalist|w=-}} Coined by journalist Robert Armstrong in 2025, {{yesno||n|N}} N, {{named-after/list|President of the United States||||}} President of the United States, {{!}} |, {{lang|en|Donald J. Trump}} Donald J. Trump, {{named-after|en|Donald J. Trump|occ=President of the United States|wplink=Donald Trump}} Named after President of the United States Donald J. Trump Head templates: {{en-prop}} TACO
  1. (US politics, slang, derogatory, humorous, ironic) Nickname for Q22686 (born 1946), President of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025). Tags: US, derogatory, humorous, ironic, slang Derived forms: TACO trade
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Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: TACOs [plural]
Etymology: Initialism. Etymology templates: {{init|en}} Initialism Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} TACO (countable and uncountable, plural TACOs)
  1. (pathology) Initialism of transfusion-associated circulatory overload. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: transfusion-associated circulatory overload Related terms: TRALI
    Sense id: en-TACO-en-noun-dMcqZK-a Categories (other): Diseases, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 11 40 Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Phrase

Forms: Taco [alternative]
Etymology: Coined by journalist Robert Armstrong in 2025 for the Financial Times on May 2 in a newspaper column. Named after President of the United States Donald J. Trump Etymology templates: {{coin|en|Robert Armstrong|in=2025|nobycat=1|occ=journalist|w=-}} Coined by journalist Robert Armstrong in 2025, {{yesno||n|N}} N, {{named-after/list|President of the United States||||}} President of the United States, {{!}} |, {{lang|en|Donald J. Trump}} Donald J. Trump, {{named-after|en|Donald J. Trump|occ=President of the United States|wplink=Donald Trump}} Named after President of the United States Donald J. Trump Head templates: {{en-head|phr}} TACO
  1. (US politics, neologism) Acronym of Trump always chickens out. Tags: US, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, neologism Alternative form of: Trump always chickens out Derived forms: TACO out, TACO Tuesday
    Sense id: en-TACO-en-phrase-jfl~cZBZ Categories (other): English neologisms, US politics, English entries with incorrect language header, Donald Trump Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 11 40 Disambiguation of Donald Trump: 46 2 52 Topics: government, politics
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Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "text": "This is the TACO theory: [\"]Trump Always Chickens Out,\" Armstrong wrote on May 2.",
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          "text": "This time, Trump appeared to relish declaring that there would not be another TACO moment, writing on social media last night, “IT’S MIDNIGHT!!! BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN TARIFFS ARE NOW FLOWING INTO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!”",
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          "text": "The TACO option — and a declaration of victory whether it’s genuine or not — does look attractive.",
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          "text": "Investor were treated to TACO Thursday this week.\nDonald Trump called off planned attacks against Iran on Thursday, backing down from earlier threats to resume military action. His pivot sent stocks soaring and pushed oil prices lower.",
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          "text": "Last night, when Chip Cutter and Amrith Ramkumar reported that Señor TACO had publicly called for the resignation of Intel’s CEO— without evidence of wrongdoing—it marked another milestone in the authoritarian drift that has come to define his and his regime’s political DNA.",
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