Trumpster diving
- noun
- /ˈtrʌmpstər ˈdaɪvɪŋ/
- Slang
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Trumpster diving
- Whenever a new scandal emerges, the media indulges in Trumpster diving to uncover sensational stories.
Examples
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Many people engage in Trumpster diving to find dirt on political opponents.
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Her repeated Trumpster diving only escalated the heated online debate.
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Accusations of Trumpster diving filled the comment section whenever the topic turned controversial.
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Some pundits avoid Trumpster diving to focus on substantive discussion.
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Is Trumpster diving really a productive use of time?
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His tendency for Trumpster diving often led to bitter arguments in online forums.
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Critics argue that Trumpster diving distracts from meaningful conversations about political issues.
Synonyms
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7.9
Posting online messages to provoke people or start arguments
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Looking for and reporting scandals about public figures
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Reporting that exaggerates and uses shocking stories to attract readers while ignoring the truth
Writing or media that looks for scandals to attract readers
How Aggressive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Trumpster + diving
This is a punny blend of 'Trump' and the idiom 'dumpster diving' so a learner who knows the idiom can infer it means searching for scandalous political material; however 'Trumpster' is a novel coinage and 'diving' here is metaphorical (searching online), which is not directly derivable from the basic literal meanings. Because understanding depends on familiarity with the source idiom rather than simple composition from known words, the expression is only partially transparent.
Etymology
Trumpster diving comes from the image of dumpster diving, where people dig in a trash bin to find things. By swapping dumpster for Trump, it shows digging through Trump-related posts or supporters to pull out shocking items, so the phrase means 'searching for shocking or political material online' often to start fights or get a reaction.