Rethuglican
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- noun
- /rɪˈθʌɡlɪkən/
- Offensive
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[insulto despectivo para un miembro del Partido Republicano]
- Critics often label rethuglicans as resisting change, especially on issues like healthcare.
Examples
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Rethuglicans, repukes, repuglicans, etc.
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Rethuglicans are big on vast oil conspiracies and (to some minds, blowing up levees), but they aren't savvy enough to vet a candidate before naming her?
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In order to pass the time that the rethuglican BS session was stealing from our lives.
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Unlike those evil rethuglicans who just want to ban ladyparts and let poor people and children die in the streets.
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So do rethuglicans have to sign a double-slavery pledge to get into their offices?
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"That'll show those Bush/Palin lovin' rethuglicans."
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We can call them cute names like right-wing bigots, teabaggers, the teahidist, the tea-la-ban, rethuglicans, etc.
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Many people believe that rethuglicans only care about the rich and ignore the needs of the poor.
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During the debate, the candidate accurately described rethuglicans as out of touch with average Americans.
Synonyms
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A person who belongs to the Republican Party in the United States
A person who supports a country without a king or queen
Compounds
Surface Forms
Morphology
Rethuglican = thug + Republican (opaque) = re + thug + lican
The word is a blend of 'Republican' and 'thug', but the prefix 're-' does not follow standard morphological rules and is used for derogatory effect.
Etymology
Rethuglican mixes Republican and thug, with thug meaning 'violent or criminal person'. It is a slang insult used to say a Republican acts in a rough, dishonest, or violent way.