Apartheid Clyde en · PROPN
Etymology
From a rhyming pun combining the masculine name Clyde with a reference to Musk's birth in apartheid-era South Africa.
Meanings
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(derogatory) A nickname for South African-born tech entrepreneur Elon Musk.
We are apparently stuck here together, Apartheid Clyde and I.
2022 January 14, Chanda Prescod-Weinstein, “Becoming Martian”, in The Baffler, number 61:In recent months, Apartheid Clyde (as he is nicknamed) has been doing his best to get Donald Trump elected by any means possible.
2024 September 7, Arwa Mahdawi, “Elon Musk is intrigued by the idea women can’t think freely because of 'low T'”, in The Guardian:One account posted an AI image of Musk in a Nazi uniform, writing: “Apartheid Clyde in all his glory spreading misinformation - so here we are! Thank Grok! Can you believe Elon wears that outfit??”
2024 September 4, Rhian Lubin, “X users play Elon Musk at his own game after he posts AI image of Harris as communist dictator”, in The Independent: