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God-Save-the-Kinger en · NOUN

Etymology

From God Save the King + -er.

Meanings

1. (derogatory) An outspoken supporter of the British Government when the monarch is a king.
   • Protestants, generally speaking, were God-save-the-Kingers and went to Mass in the afternoon or the night instead of in the morning. 1972, James Plunkett, The Gems She Wore: A Book of Irish Places, page 35:
   • The Bill does not deal with Germans only, it deals with all aliens, including those whom our friends opposite – the flag-waggers, the band players, the God-save-the-Kingers — spoke of as “our brother Allies.” 1920, Australia. Parliament, Parliamentary Debates: Senate and House of Representatives:
   • But the situation is not without its humorous side; it is delightful to listen to the former red-white-and-blue people -- the bigoted Unionists-- the erstwhile 'God Save the Kingers', expressing their views on the present régime. 1979, Dervla Murphy, Wheels Within Wheels, page 29:

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