Etymology

Leopards Eating People's Faces Party

Today it means: A notional political party supported by people who believe its cruel, unjust, or extreme policies and rhetoric will only harm other people, and are then shocked or displeased when these policies and rhetoric have adverse consequences on themselves. Full definition →

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The story

From a tweet by Adrian Bott (@cavalorn) in October 2015: "'I never thought leopards would eat MY face,' sobs woman who voted for the Leopards Eating People's Faces Party."

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