Trumpster fire en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈtɹʌmpstɚˈfaɪəɹ/ (General-American)
- /ˈtɹʌmpstəˈfaɪ(.)ə(ɹ)/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Blend of Trump + dumpster fire, an analogy to the way a dumpster fire causes everybody to focus on the flames and to the destructive qualities of a fire.
Meanings
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(US, derogatory, informal) Donald Trump's use of controversy to distract the public from the perceived disastrous state of the government.
With regard to the Trumpster fire, voting him out of office would remove the fuel.
2020 January 24, Hardy Haberman, “Putting out the Trumpster fire”, in Dallas Voice:(see title)
2019, Clay Jones, Tales from the Trumpster Fire: A Cartoon Anthology:How you feel about Donald Trump and this “news”letter is how I feel about the raging Trumpster fire raging through my party and my country: Would that we could spare time to talk about something else.
2016 March 12, Jonah Goldberg, “In a Slow-Motion Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Media Figures Embrace Trump One by One”, in National Review:And considering how thoroughly the Trumpster fire has humiliated political soothsayers this cycle, it seems unwise to offer a single, definitive answer.
2016 May 25, Eric Levitz, “Why Is Hillary Clinton Suddenly Tied in the Polls With a Widely Reviled Demagogue?”, in New York Magazine:Part of the problem with the constant flow of news out of the White House — from offensive tweets to potentially disastrous policies — is that acts that would have seemed outrageous in previous administrations slip past, hidden by the smoke of the Trumpster fire.
2019 August 19, “Editorial: Trump’s plan to move BLM jobs west is a shallow pretext to gut the agency’s mission”, in Los Angeles Times:The book store's co-owner, Dakota Bracciale, who identifies as a witch, told Metro that the ritual is a gathering for people who want to challenge the “Trumpster fire” and Kavanaugh's SCOTUS confirmation.
2018 October 15, Anna Harstedt, “Witches will gather in Brooklyn to hex Brett Kavanaugh”, in Metro US:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trumpster fires | Number=Plur | lexicographic |