doughface

English

Etymology

From dough +‎ face.

Noun

doughface (plural doughfaces)

1. (derogatory) A person, especially a politician, who is perceived to be pliable or moldable.
   1. In particular, in the antebellum United States, a Northerner who espoused sympathies with the Southern Slave Power, especially a Northern Democrat who was more allied with the ideology of Southern Democrats than that of the majority of Northerners.
2. (dated, obsolete, derogatory) A face that resembles dough in its appearance or color; a face that is bloated, pale or plump.

Derived terms

• doughfacism
• dough-faced

References

• Vintage Vocabulary

Anagrams

• douchefag