Tartan Tory
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English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- tartan Tory (uncommon)
Etymology
[edit]Compound of tartan (“distinctive pattern of cloth used by a Scottish clan”) + Tory (“Conservative”).
Noun
[edit]Tartan Tory (plural Tartan Tories)
- (Scotland, UK politics, somewhat dated) A member or supporter of the Scottish National Party, connoting sentimentality or old-fashionedness. [from ca. 1960s]