Meanings
- USderogatoryneologismgovernmentNickname for Ted Cruz (born 1970), American politician.
Fled Cruz is at it again[.]
2026 January 22, Nicholas McEntyre, anonymous quotee, “Sen. Ted Cruz brushes off criticism for flying out of Texas ahead of ‘catastrophic’ winter storm”, in New York Post, archived from the original on 22 Jan 20265 more examples
[Title:] The Battle Hymn of Fled Cruz
2021 February 22, Freezer <freezer88@hotSPAMTHISmail.com>, “The Battle Hymn of Fled Cruz”, in rec.sport.pro-wrestling (Usenet), via Google Groups, archived from the original on 22 Jan 2026In many ways, I was the lucky one. My anger at “Fled” Cruz made me feel real emotion again. And despite freezing temperatures and hunger, our pipes didn’t burst. I had a roof over my head and blankets to wrap myself in.
2021 February 27, Erum Salam, “'Shivering under a pile of six blankets, I finally lost it': my week in frozen Texas hell”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, page 22But keeping carpetbaggers like Fled Cruz in power by crushing any opposing voice in the state is not the Texas I believe in.
2021 August 30, Brett Pittman, quotee, “House Committee on Constitutional Rights & Remedies, Select | Comments for: SB 1”, in Texas Legislature Online, State of Texas, archived from the original on 31 May 2022Fled Cruz trying to start a fight with Mr. T? I’d love to see how this plays out!
2022 April 7, Graig Graziosi, anonymous quotee, “Ted Cruz accused of hypocrisy for attack on Mr T’s decision to continue masking”, in The Independent, archived from the original on 26 Aug 2025[Donald] Trump said horrible stuff about Fled Cruz’s wife. Fled Cruz did nothing. These people have no spine.
2025 October 18, Sanchari Ghosh, anonymous quotee, “‘Have no spine’: People agree after Jennifer Welch slams JD Vance for not giving a ‘crap’ about Americans”, in The Mary Sue, archived from the original on 13 Nov 2025
Origin
Blend of fled + Ted Cruz, in reference to Ted Cruz going on vacation ("fleeing") during the 2021 Texas power crisis.
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Fled Cruz. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fled%20Cruz
“Fled Cruz.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fled%20Cruz. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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