girther

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US/ˈɡɝθɚ/

noun

One who believed that Donald Trump was shorter and heavier than suggested by his presidential physical examination in 2018.

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Meanings

noungirther (plural girthers)

plural girthers

  1. USslanggovernmentOne who believed that Donald Trump was shorter and heavier than suggested by his presidential physical examination in 2018.

    Girthers averred that President Trump had lied about his weight.

    2022, Timothy J. Redmond, Political Tribalism in America, page 107

Origin

From girth + -er, as a pun on birther.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

girther. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/girther

MLA

“girther.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/girther. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “girther,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/girther.

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