AuH₂O

proper noun

Nickname for Barry Goldwater.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. Nickname for Barry Goldwater.

    A campaign poster […] reads: "AUH2O in MCMLXIV."

    1962 May 24, “Sign for Egghead Conservatives”, in Lakeland Ledger
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    Were I AuH₂O, I would be a little more careful about the verbiage I scatter like water […] over the political scene.

    1966, Herbert Faulkner West, The Impecunious Amateur Looks Back

    Ron had [the desk] custom made from a laminated campaign sign proclaiming "Goldwater in '64". Attached […] and laminated [was] the famous bumper sticker "AuH2O", a must for Arizona Republicans during Barry's run[.]

    2001, Edward Alexander McKenzie, Scorpion's Sting

Origin

From Au and H₂O being the chemical formulae for gold and water, respectively.

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APA

AuH₂O. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/AuH%E2%82%82O

MLA

“AuH₂O.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/AuH%E2%82%82O. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “AuH₂O,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/AuH%E2%82%82O.

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