"defeatican" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: defeaticans [plural]
Etymology: Blend of defeat + Republican Etymology templates: {{blend|en|defeat|Republican}} Blend of defeat + Republican Head templates: {{en-noun}} defeatican (plural defeaticans)
  1. (US, derogatory, used by political opponents) A member of the Republican political party, regarded as proponents of surrender and accepting defeat. Tags: US, derogatory Related terms: defeatocrat
    Sense id: en-defeatican-en-noun-ADiRnBmT Categories (other): American English, English blends, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSONL data for defeatican meaning in English (1.3kB)

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