Meanings
- derogatoryslangRon DeSantis.
Mr Trump mockingly referred to his onetime ally, who won the Sunshine State's 2018 gubernatorial election after earning the then-president's endorsement, as Ron DeSanctimonious while discussing his standing in the polls during a rally in Latrobe, Pennsylvania.
[2022 November 5, Andrew Feinberg, “Trump road-tests nickname for Florida governor and potential 2024 rival Ron DeSantis”, in The Independent, London: Independent News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 19 Nov 2022Synonyms: DeSatan
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounRon DeSantis.
Origin
Blend of DeSantis + sanctimonious. Coined by Donald Trump at a rally in 2022. In January 2024, Trump announced that the nickname was "officially retired" after DeSantis had dropped out of the presidential primaries and endorsed Trump.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
DeSanctimonious. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/DeSanctimonious
“DeSanctimonious.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/DeSanctimonious. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “DeSanctimonious,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/DeSanctimonious.
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