DeSanctimonious en · PROPN
Etymology
Blend of DeSantis + sanctimonious. Coined by Donald Trump at a rally in 2022. In January 2024, Trump announced that the nickname was "officially retired" after DeSantis had dropped out of the presidential primaries and endorsed Trump.
Meanings
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(derogatory, slang) Ron DeSantis.
Mr Trump mockingly referred to his onetime ally, who won the Sunshine State's 2018 gubernatorial election after earning the then-president's endorsement, as Ron DeSanctimonious while discussing his standing in the polls during a rally in Latrobe, Pennsylvania.
[2022 November 5, Andrew Feinberg, “Trump road-tests nickname for Florida governor and potential 2024 rival Ron DeSantis”, in The Independent, London: Independent News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 19 Nov 2022: