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flopulist en · NOUN

Etymology

Blend of flop + populist.

Meanings

1. (nonce-word) A failed populist.
   • Indeed, it might be said that Senator McGovern, who characterizes himself as a populist, has ended up as a flopulist! 1972 November 7, Spiro Agnew, (Please provide the book title or journal name):
   • [T]he [populists] […] are shown giving Clinton [dumb] advice. 1994 July 3, Mickey Kraus, “TRB FROM WASHINGTON: FLOPULISTS”, in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
   • [A] flopulist […] has a wonderful itch for office but seldom gets there. 1895 June 22, “Short Editorials”, in The Shawnee Independent:

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