politrickster
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English
[edit]Noun
[edit]politrickster (plural politricksters)
- (informal) A crooked or devious politician, especially one who doesn't keep promises.
Related terms
[edit]Jamaican Creole
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From English politician + trickster.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]politrickster (plural politrickster dem, quantified politrickster)
- politrickster#politrickster
- Yuh cyaan trus di politrickster dem. A ongle election time yuh see dem.
- You can't trust those crooked politicians. You only see them when there are elections.
- 1978, Joe R. Pereira, Profiles & Poemics, Valley Publications, page 38:
- “(Sake of yuh really cyaan trus' how long
yuh politrickster frien' dem
cyan hold down de pot lid […] ”- (Because you really can't trust how long
your crooked politician friends
will keep the lid on the situation […]
- (Because you really can't trust how long