Etymology

copperhead

C3O1P3P3E1R1H4E1A1D2

Today it means: A venomous pit viper of species Agkistrodon contortrix, found in parts of North America. Full definition →

First used chiefly 1860s
Ask AI about its historyChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

copperhead · noun1

From copper + head.

Copperhead · noun2

After the dangerous copperhead snake, to which propagandists of the Republican Party compared Democrats interested in appeasement.

First known use, by meaning

  • chiefly 1860s Any member of the Democratic party.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.