Sleepy Joe en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /ˈsliːpi ˈd͡ʒəʊ̯/ (UK)
- /ˈslipi ˈd͡ʒoʊ̯/ (US)
Etymology
Coined by American current president Donald Trump in 2019, likely in reference to a series of videos where Biden appears to occasionally fall asleep during important meetings and television interviews.
Meanings
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(US, derogatory) Joe Biden.
Many mocked the president, while hashtags included "Sleepy Joe" – the name former President Donald Trump had referred to Biden as during the 2020 campaign.
[2021 November 1, Peter Suciu, “‘Sleepy Joe’ Trended After Biden Appeared To Nod Off During Climate Conference”, in Forbes, archived from the original on 27 Nov 2021:Welcome to the race Sleepy Joe.
2019 April 25, @realDonaldTrump, Twitter, archived from the original on 25 Apr 2019:His new dystopian vision, with militant and extreme language not typical in American politics, marks a sharp departure from Trump’s previous effort to cast Biden as “Sleepy Joe,” an establishment politician with deteriorating mental abilities.
2020 July 18, Michael Scherer, “From ‘Sleepy Joe’ to a destroyer of the ‘American way of life,’ Trump’s attacks on Biden make a dystopian shift”, in The Washington Post, archived from the original on 13 Dec 2020:
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Big Mike · Chimpy McFlightsuit · Cameltoe Harris · Barry the Fairy · Zion Don · Don the Con · Genocide Joe · Mango Mussolini · Sleepy Don · Moscow Mike · Nasty Pelosi · Bathhouse Barry · Tampon Tim
Translations (1)
cmn 瞌睡喬 /瞌睡乔 (Translations)