dittohead

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noun

A devotee of Rush Limbaugh, his radio program, or his opinions.

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Meanings

noundittohead (plural dittoheads)

plural dittoheads

  1. USdatedslangA devotee of Rush Limbaugh, his radio program, or his opinions.
    1 more example

    Being a dittohead means you think that Rush is the beginning, middle, and end of political knowledge and information, and that that knowledge and information always show that Republicans are right, liberals (and everyone else) wrong. Dittoheads believe “if only you understood politics, you'd be a Republican.”

    2006, Jim Derych, Confessions of a Former Dittohead, Brooklyn, N.Y.: Ig Publishing, →ISBN, page 7
  2. USderogatoryslangSomeone who mindlessly agrees with an idea, especially one who agrees only as a supporter of the person who expressed it.

    Synonyms: follower, sheeple

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSomeone who mindlessly agrees with an idea, especially one who agrees only as a supporter of the person who expressed it.

Origin

From ditto + -head, coined by callers to The Rush Limbaugh Show (a conservative talk radio show) who begin their remarks with "Ditto!" or "Dittoes!" to concur with a previous comment without restating it.

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APA

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

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dittohead,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dittohead.

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