doughface
nounEtymology From dough + face.
1
Derogatory A person, especially a politician, who is perceived to be pliable or moldable.
2
Derogatory In particular, in the antebellum United States, a Northerner who espoused sympathies with the Southern Slave Power, especially a Northern Democrat who was more allied with the ideology of Southern Democrats than that of the majority of Northerners.
3
Dated, Derogatory, Obsolete A face that resembles dough in its appearance or color; a face that is bloated, pale or plump.
- Derived terms
- doughfacism, dough-faced