flopulist

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noun

A failed populist.

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Meanings

nounflopulist (plural flopulists)

plural flopulists

  1. nonce wordA failed populist.

    [T]he [populists] […] are shown giving Clinton [dumb] advice.

    1994 July 3, Mickey Kraus, “TRB FROM WASHINGTON: FLOPULISTS”, in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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    [A] flopulist […] has a wonderful itch for office but seldom gets there.

    1895 June 22, “Short Editorials”, in The Shawnee Independent

    Indeed, it might be said that Senator McGovern, who characterizes himself as a populist, has ended up as a flopulist!

    1972 November 7, Spiro Agnew, (Please provide the book title or journal name)

Origin

Blend of flop + populist.

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