doughface

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noun

A person, especially a politician, who is perceived to be pliable or moldable.

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Meanings

noundoughface (plural doughfaces)

plural doughfaces

  1. derogatoryA person, especially a politician, who is perceived to be pliable or moldable.
    1. derogatoryIn particular, in the antebellum United States, a Northerner who espoused sympathies with the Southern Slave Power, especially a Northern Democrat who was more allied with the ideology of Southern Democrats than that of the majority of Northerners.
  2. datedderogatoryobsoleteA face that resembles dough in its appearance or color; a face that is bloated, pale or plump.

Origin

From dough + face.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

douchefag
Cite this entry
APA

doughface. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doughface

MLA

“doughface.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doughface. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “doughface,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doughface.

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