Limbaughesque

English

Etymology

Limbaugh +‎ -esque

Adjective

Limbaughesque (comparative more Limbaughesque, superlative most Limbaughesque)

1. In the style or manner of Rush Limbaugh, a conservative American radio host known for his political rants.
   • 1997, Reed Jr., Adolph L., W. E. B. Du Bois and American Political Thought: Fabianism and the Color Line, Oxford University Press, page 159:

     [Henry Louis Gates Jr.] rehearses a Rush Limbaughesque stereotype of black poverty: “In general a household made up of a 16-year-old mother, a 32-year-old grandmother and a 48-year-old great-grandmother is not a site for hope and optimism.”

   • 2012, Nicholas Guehlstorf, Lars Hallstrom, Jonathan Morris, Laughing Matters: Humor and American Politics in the Media Age, Routledge, page 219:

     Early in the episode, a Rush Limbaughesque talk radio host calls for the public to “do everything they can to get [Sideshow Bob] released from jail.”

   • 2019, Brian Rosenwald, Talk Radio’s America: How an Industry Took Over a Political Party That Took Over the United States, Harvard University Press, page 30:

     Michael Medved, a former film critic, also followed Limbaughʼs model. Consider one Limbaughesque 2006 program in which Medved asserted that Republicans liked gospel and country music, whereas Democrats liked rap stars such as DMX, who had just claimed that he had been raped. Medved suggested that Bill Clinton should have made the same accusation against Monica Lewinsky because “Monicaʼs a big girl.” This was followed by clips of Clinton saying “hot dog” and “just stop it.”