DINO

See also: dino, Dino, dino-, diño, Diño, diñó, Dîno, d-ino, and D-ino

English

Etymology

From the construction of RINO, taking -INO attached to "D" for Democrat instead of "R" for Republican.

Noun

DINO (plural DINOs)

1. (US politics) Acronym of Democrat in name only. Used by liberal Democrats to describe a member of the US Democratic Party, whose views are conservative or perceived as conservative.
2. (real estate, humorous) Acronym of Developer in name only. — a real estate development company or individual that is still active, but does not have any developments underway due to a downturn in the market or in the economy in general.

Coordinate terms

• Blue-dog Democrat

Related terms

• -INO, INO
• RINO
• GINO

See also

• War Democrat
• Dixiecrat

Anagrams

• Dion, Indo-, NOID, Odin, do in, doin, doin', indo, nido-, nodi