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Trumpian

Trumpian

2 8.2
Having the style or views of Donald Trump, often bold and controversial
  • adjective
  • /ˈtrʌmpiən/
: trumpiano
  • Is there a lesson from a kind of Trumpian, you know, discussion of ideas that we should really be foregrounding?

They can be cemented in a Trumpian fantasy and built very high.

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Examples

  • This new policy proposal reflects a Trumpian approach to governance, prioritizing dramatic shifts over established norms.

  • What the bill will do is to impose, for the first time, Trumpian voter ID laws in the UK.

  • I want to be shot from this angle, you know, the way that the the remarks are written or kind of unique to the Trumpian way of doing things.

  • They can be cemented in a Trumpian fantasy and built very high.

  • His comments during the debate were distinctly Trumpian, full of bold and unconventional rhetoric.

  • The film captured the Trumpian style of leadership, emphasizing bravado and controversy in its portrayal.

How Controversial

Trumpian
2 8.2
controversial
490 5.0
conventional
287 2.8

Surface Forms

Trumpian positive

Morphology

Trumpian = Trump (transparent) = Trump + ian

Regular formation by adding the productive suffix '-ian' to the proper name 'Trump', yielding 'relating to Trump', which is directly predictable.

Etymology

Trumpian comes from the name Trump plus the ending -ian, which means 'related to' or 'like', as in Canadian. So Trumpian describes a style, action, or policy that is like Donald Trump's, often bold or controversial.