flopulist
nounEtymology Blend of flop + populist.
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Nonce word A failed populist.
- [A] flopulist […] has a wonderful itch for office but seldom gets there.1895 June 22, “Short Editorials”, in The Shawnee Independent:
- Indeed, it might be said that Senator McGovern, who characterizes himself as a populist, has ended up as a flopulist!1972 November 7, Spiro Agnew, (Please provide the book title or journal name):
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- [T]he [populists] […] are shown giving Clinton [dumb] advice.1994 July 3, Mickey Kraus, “TRB FROM WASHINGTON: FLOPULISTS”, in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: