Moscow Mike

proper noun

A nickname for the American House speaker Mike Johnson.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. USderogatorygovernmentA nickname for the American House speaker Mike Johnson.
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    I was not going to write anything for a while, but the longer Trump (the Quisling) and the MAGA Republicans (with Moscow Mike Johnson as Speaker of the House) keep spreading the Big Lie without rebuttal, the more people will believe it—and that would be very bad for the maintenance of our democratic republic.

    2024 April 3, W.E.Feeman Jr., “Don't let Trump, MAGA Republicans brainwash you”, in Sentinel-Tribune

Origin

Originates from US House speaker Mike Johnson's support for Donald Trump along with his tendencies to block aid to Ukraine during Joe Biden's presidency and his alleged source of campaign funding coming from Russian oligarchs in 2018.

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APA

Moscow Mike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Moscow%20Mike

MLA

“Moscow Mike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Moscow%20Mike. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Moscow Mike,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Moscow%20Mike.

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