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Republicrap en · NOUN

Etymology

Blend of Republican + crap.

Meanings

  1. (derogatory) A Republican.
    • “Why would the other senators allow the upstarts into their committees?” Chiun demanded, not letting up on the earlier ludicrousness. / “Guess they’d have to if there were enough MAEBEs,” Remo said. “Otherwise, the MAEBEs would fight everything the Democraps and Republicraps did. I guess it’s a part of the checks and balances.” 2004, Warren Murphy, Richard Sapir, chapter 31, in Political Pressure: Number 135 in Series (The Destroyer), London: Sphere, published 2016, →ISBN:
    • I personally believe, Tuttle, that our country has been completely void of government, at any level, for at least the last 12 years. Look at it: Two “Republicraps” and one Democrap” — an utter uncontrollable mess. At all levels, the “people’s will” be damned. 1979 June 27, K. R. Jackson, “Don’t apologize”, in News-Chronicle, volume XXV, number 23, Thousand Oaks, Calif., page 40, column 5:
    • See? Immediately, it forces a focus on the message. No leggy blonde frowning earnestly and saying, “Have you heard the Democruds want to make abortion mandatory?” No harried mom wondering what she’ll do if the Republicraps issue assault rifles in school. Just The Candidate, talking. 1996 April 16, Cory Farley, “Ad nauseum:^([sic]) Closing in on a cure”, in Reno Gazette-Journal, Reno, Nev., page 1D, column 1:
    • Did anyone notice that all of these legislators have one thing in common? They’re all Republicraps. 2002 April 14, Paul Hart, “Capitol Clowns”, in The Salt Lake Tribune, volume 263, number 182, Salt Lake City, Ut., page AA2, column 5:
    • Interactions in a civil society must transcend insults, such as “snowflakes” or “Republicraps.” [2021, Phillip A. Olt, “Developing Social Empathy With Higher Education”, in Vincent Bowhay, editor, The Proper Role of Higher Education in a Democratic Society (Advances in Higher Education and Professional Development), IGI Global, →ISBN, section 1 (Institutional Perspectives on Civic Engagement), page 1:
    • Once again, 1960 saw the election of another president fated to die in office—John F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963. By this time, seven consecutive presidents elected in years ending in zero had died in office, and still, nobody was talking about it. After seven consecutive presidential deaths fitting the pattern of the curse, it should have been obvious there was something to it. One wonders how the Democraps and Republicraps were able to dig up any candidates for president when 1980 rolled around, yet there they were, in droves. 2023, Frank P. Skinner, Setting the Record Straight: A Compleat History of the Alternate States of America, volume 1, Conneaut Lake, Pa.: Page Publishing, →ISBN:

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