Trumpian

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English

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Donald Trump (2016)

Etymology

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From Trump +‎ -ian.

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈtɹʌmpɪən/
  • Audio (UK):(file)

Adjective

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Trumpian (comparative more Trumpian, superlative most Trumpian)

  1. Resembling or pertaining to the philosophy, rhetoric, and style of Donald Trump, President of the United States from 2017 to 2021.
    • 2006 December 14, Kurt Andersen, “Because . . . Trump!”, in New York‎[1], volume 39, page 41:
      Good times … but then, a couple of weeks ago, Daffy was suddenly sputtering at us again. Such a magnificent Trumpian performance, such an unexpected gift, such bliss. The venue, of course, was “Page Six.”
    • 2017 January 31, Elise Jordan, Time:
      Operating in a command climate of Trumpian instability, the most senior and public White House officials are party to profoundly destabilizing acts.
    • 2017 October 14, Tom Phillips, quoting Steve Tsang, “Chairman Xi crushes dissent but poor believe he’s making China great”, in The Observer‎[2]:
      China is internationally much more accepted as being in the top league and is calling the shots … In Trumpian terms, he’s managed to make China look great again.
    • 2018, David Brody, Scott Lamb, The Faith of Donald J. Trump: A Spiritual Biography, →ISBN:
      The made-up "bible verses" were of course in the form of Trumpian tweets.
    • 2020, Garrett Epps, The Atlantic, Chuck Schumer Needs to Watch Himself, 6 March:
      Beyond that, Schumer’s threat was Trumpian—a judge who displeases me will pay a price. His retraction was equally Trumpian: I didn’t threaten anyone. It would be okay if I had because in Brooklyn we threaten people all the time, but those aren’t threats, and anyway I would never, ever do what I just did.
    • 2022 August 24, Alex Shephard, “Two of the GOP’s Worst Ghouls Lost Their Primaries”, in The New Republic‎[3], retrieved 2022-08-24:
      Both, in true Trumpian fashion, refused to concede.
    • 2024, Cameron Joseph and Story Hinckley, With no clear path forward, more Democrats affirm support for Biden, in: The Christian Science Monitor, July 10 2024
      And he’s dismayed that Mr. Biden has resorted to what he sees as Trumpian tactics to shut down dissenting voices in his party.
    Synonyms: Donald Trumpian, Trumpean, Trumpesque, Trumpish, Trumpite, Trumplike

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Noun

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Trumpian (plural Trumpians)

  1. (somewhat uncommon) A political supporter of Donald Trump.
    Synonyms: Trumper, Trumpist, Trumpster

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