Trumpy

English

Etymology

From Trump +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

Trumpy (comparative Trumpier, superlative Trumpiest)

1. (informal) Characteristic of Donald Trump.
   • 2024 January 19, Jonathan Freedland, “There is still a way to stop Donald Trump – but time is running out”, in The Guardian‎^[1], →ISSN:

     Trouble was, that made him [Ron DeSantis] too Trumpy for those Republicans eager to move on, and not Trumpy enough for the Maga hardcore.

2. (informal) Supportive of Donald Trump.
   • 2023 August 16, Jonathan Rauch, “Why Not Pence?”, in The Atlantic:

     Trump is in trouble. Trumpy Republicans want the real thing, not an imitation. Non-Trumpy Republicans just aren’t impressed.

   • 2024 November 13, Cameron Joseph, “John Thune’s leadership win shows limits of MAGA’s reach in Senate”, in The Christian Science Monitor:

     The Senate GOP has gotten much Trumpier in the eight years since Mr. Trump first won office.

Derived terms

• Trumpiness

Noun

Trumpy (plural Trumpies)

1. (informal) A political supporter of Donald Trump.

Anagrams

• Rumpty, rumpty