fedsurrection en · NOUN
Etymology
Blend of fed (“federal agent”) + insurrection, popularized by American right-wing politicians Marjorie Taylor Greene and Matt Gaetz.
Meanings
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(derogatory) the January 6 United States Capitol attack
“We are here to expose the truth and ask key questions about the extent to which the federal government was involved,” Gaetz said. “January 6 was not an insurrection… [but] there may very well have been a fedsurrection.”
2022 June 1, Tess Owen, “Marjorie Taylor Greene and Matt Gaetz Declare Jan. 6 Riot a ‘Fedsurrection’”, in VICE:Right-wing social media users are amplifying questionable interpretations of some of the clips, claiming they show law enforcement officials helping the rioters storm the Capitol, with some FBI officials acting as insurrectionists, coining the term “fedsurrection.”
2023 November 19, Sara Dorn, “New Jan. 6 Videos Released—Launching Wild Conspiracies From The Far Right”, in Forbes:Speaker Mike Johnson’s recent decision to release the tapes from January 6th contributed to a new focus on the fedsurrection theory.
2023 December 19, Linnaea Honl-Stuenkel and Walker Davis, “Sixteen members of Congress have spread “fedsurrection” conspiracy theory”, in CREW:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fedsurrections | Number=Plur | lexicographic |