Meanings
yellow dog Democrat1
plural yellow dog Democrats
- Alternative letter-case form of Yellow Dog Democrat.
Yellow Dog Democrat2
plural Yellow Dog Democrats · alternative yellow dog Democrat
- USdatedgovernmentA Democrat, especially a Southern one, who votes a straight party ticket; one who invariably votes for Democratic candidates.
Synonyms: brass-collar Democrat · Antonyms: Broken Glass Republican
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA Democrat, especially a Southern one, who votes a straight party ticket; one who invariably votes for Democratic candidates.
Origin
From the claim that such Democrats would sooner vote for a yellow dog, if it ran on the Democratic ticket, than a Republican.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
yellow dog Democrat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yellow%20dog%20Democrat
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