单词 | clintonista |
释义 | Clintonistan. U.S. Politics colloquial. Sometimes depreciative. A supporter or adherent of Bill Clinton or his policies. Also: a member of the Clinton administration. ΚΠ 1992 N.Y. Times 18 Oct. i. 1/5 The Clintonistas are a little full of themselves right now. It ain't over till it's over. 1994 Amer. Spectator Aug. 58/3 I liked the Clintonista, but she was a little tough for me. 1998 Daily Tel. 22 Sept. 21/1 In a narrow sense, of course, the Clintonistas are right about one thing. It is absurd to watch the Commander-in-Chief dissertate with the subtlety of a policy wonk on the definition of oral sex. 2004 Foreign Affairs Jan.–Feb. 173/2 The Clintonistas wasted the waning months of their time in office on a futile and dangerous legacy hunt. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1992 |
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