Meanings
- USderogatorygovernmentHillary Clinton (born 1947), American politician and diplomat, former first lady (1993–2001) and secretary of state (2009–2013) of the United States.
Given recent reporting on Shrillary’s alleged anti-Semitic comments a couple of decades ago, it’s quite notable that a Jew can be on the national ticket.
2000 August 9, James Young, “The ‘conscience’ of the Senate”, in Potomac News, volume 41, number 320, Woodbridge, Va., page A62 more examples
When Shrillary wins in November, she will appoint the most left wing loony to the Supreme Court in modern history. Shrillary will then have some flunky sue some city government over a gun ordinance and that case will go to the Supreme Court.
2016 April 12, Rick Lamming, “Letters to the Editor: No Rights from Constitution”, in Belleville News-Democrat, volume 159, number 103, Belleville, Ill., page 2C“I’m not a Republican,” the driver says. “But I’m not a Democrat, either, that’s for sure. You wouldn’t never catch me voting for Shrillary.” He shudders, or mock-shudders. “If I was Bill, I’d cheat on her, too.”
2018, Curtis Sittenfeld, “Gender Studies”, in You Think It, I'll Say It: Stories, New York, NY: Random House, →ISBN, page 4
Origin
Blend of shrill + Hillary, likely to invoke the connotation of being loud, overbearing, and irrational that the word shrill may have when applied to women.
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