God-Save-the-Kinger

noun

An outspoken supporter of the British Government when the monarch is a king.

Meanings

nounGod-Save-the-Kinger (plural God-Save-the-Kingers)

plural God-Save-the-Kingers

  1. derogatoryAn outspoken supporter of the British Government when the monarch is a king.

    Protestants, generally speaking, were God-save-the-Kingers and went to Mass in the afternoon or the night instead of in the morning.

    1972, James Plunkett, The Gems She Wore: A Book of Irish Places, page 35
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    The Bill does not deal with Germans only, it deals with all aliens, including those whom our friends opposite – the flag-waggers, the band players, the God-save-the-Kingers — spoke of as “our brother Allies.”

    1920, Australia. Parliament, Parliamentary Debates: Senate and House of Representatives

    But the situation is not without its humorous side; it is delightful to listen to the former red-white-and-blue people -- the bigoted Unionists-- the erstwhile 'God Save the Kingers', expressing their views on the present régime.

    1979, Dervla Murphy, Wheels Within Wheels, page 29

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