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Tony crony en · NOUN

Etymology

From Tony + crony, chosen for the rhyme.

Meanings

1. (UK, derogatory, humorous, informal) An ingratiating political associate of the former British prime minister Tony Blair.
   • She said the Tony crony thing was a real problem. 2007, Alastair Campbell, The Blair Years:
   • Falconer is basically a good egg but his reputation as a "Tony crony" and his involvement with the Millennium Dome do him no favours. 2001, Royal Town Planning Institute, Planning: For the Natural and Built Environment:
   • ...including such folk as Peter Mandelson, a Labour spin doctor-turned-minister, and Lord Alli, an ennobled Asian Tony-crony with a television company. 1998, The Economist:

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Synonyms

Blairite