Meanings
- USderogatorygovernmentGavin Newsom, governor of California.
FUNNY. . .I thought this was a Gavin Newscum cartoon for California. =^.^=
2023 June 2, Debra Lee, Twitter2 more examples
“Governor Gavin Newscum is trying to KILL our Nation’s beautiful California,” Trump said Friday in a post on Truth Social, using his derisive nickname for the governor.
2024 November 8, Dustin Gardiner, “Gavin Newsom’s quest to ‘Trump-proof’ California enrages incoming president”, in POLITICOGovernor Gavin Newscum refused to sign the water restoration declaration put before him that would have allowed millions of gallons of water, from excess rain and snow melt from the North, to flow daily into many parts of California, including the areas that are currently burning in a virtually apocalyptic way.
2025 January 8, Donald Trump, Truth Social
Origin
Blend of Newsom + scum. Popularized by Donald Trump in 2024 but earlier uses exist.
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Newscum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Newscum
“Newscum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Newscum. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Newscum,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Newscum.
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