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panican en · NOUN

Etymology

From panic + -an (possibly influenced by American or Republican). Coined in 2025 by U.S. president Donald Trump, in reference to people panicking about the stock market's response to his trade tariffs. Popularized by Donald Trump's supporters.

Meanings

1. (US, derogatory, neologism) One who becomes easily panicked.
   • Do you think the PANICAN message is aimed at the billionaire CEOs, who have started to turn on tariffs like Jamie Dimon and Elon Musk? 2025 April 7, 09:57 from the start, in The Lead With Jake Tapper, spoken by Jake Tapper, via CNN:
   • Never listen to a panican, Jesse. You will do very well in life. Ignore the panicans. They were the ones who warned of calamity in Venezuela 2026 April 14, Jesse Watters Primetime, spoken by Stephen Miller, via FOX News:
   • The White House also pushed back against the idea that Trump is in a perilous moment. “Only the media industrial complex and panicans would mischaracterize this as a challenging time. They simply haven’t learned anything after covering President Trump for the last 10 years,” the spokesperson Steven Cheung told me in a statement. 2025 August 7, Jonathan Lemire, quoting Steven Cheung, “Things Aren’t Going Donald Trump’s Way”, in The Atlantic:
   • PANICANS are losers and failures! Don't be a PANICAN!! 2025 April 8, Martha McHardy, quoting Marjorie Taylor Greene, “What Does 'Panican' Mean? Donald Trump's New Invented Word”, in Newsweek:
   • Don't be Weak! Don't be Stupid! Don't be a PANICAN (A new party based on Weak and Stupid people!). 2025 April 8, Lee Medora, John Bacon, Francesca Chambers, Joey Garrison, Savannah Kuchar, quoting Donald Trump, “Trump standing firm as markets whipsaw: Global indexes reel; president threatens China with another volley of tariffs”, in USA Today, page A.1:
   • The United States has a chance to do something that should have been done DECADES AGO. Don’t be Weak! Don’t be Stupid! Don’t be a PANICAN (A new party based on Weak and Stupid people!). Be Strong, Courageous, and Patient, and GREATNESS will be the result! 2025 April 7, Donald Trump, “Donald J. Trump(@realDonaldTrump)”, in Truth Social:

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Trumplican · Liberation Day · Trump derangement syndrome · TDS