trapon.

Brit.

/ˈtrapəʊ/, U.S.

/ˈtræpoʊ/, Philippine English

/ˈtrɑˌpo/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Tagalog lexical item. Etymons: traditional adj., politician n.

Etymology: < tra- (in traditional adj.) + -po (in politician n.), with punning allusion to Tagalog trapo rag ( < Spanish trapo rag, cloth: see trap n.²).

Philippine English (derogatory).

A politician perceived as belonging to a conventional and corrupt ruling class.

ΚΠ

1987 National Midweek 3 June 7/1 The trapo style of politicking, meaning, bombastic speeches that are neither here nor there. Trapo stands for traditional politics.]

1990 Pacific Stars & Stripes (Tokyo) 22 June 9/1 Critics blame ‘trapos’, an acronym for ‘traditional politicians’ but which also means ‘dirty rags’ in Tagalog.

1996 C. H. Landé Post-Marcos Politics 33 Among the country's growing urban electorate, the Speaker's image as a ‘trapo’ was especially damaging.

2017 BusinessWorld (Philippines) (Nexis) 8 May s3/3 In true trapo tradition, the infrastructure and equipment projects were concentrated only in the last 24 months of the dying administration.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	trapo
释义	trapon. Brit. /ˈtrapəʊ/, U.S. /ˈtræpoʊ/, Philippine English /ˈtrɑˌpo/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Tagalog lexical item. Etymons: traditional adj., politician n. Etymology: < tra- (in traditional adj.) + -po (in politician n.), with punning allusion to Tagalog trapo rag ( < Spanish trapo rag, cloth: see trap n.²). Philippine English (derogatory). A politician perceived as belonging to a conventional and corrupt ruling class. ΚΠ 1987 National Midweek 3 June 7/1 The trapo style of politicking, meaning, bombastic speeches that are neither here nor there. Trapo stands for traditional politics.] 1990 Pacific Stars & Stripes (Tokyo) 22 June 9/1 Critics blame ‘trapos’, an acronym for ‘traditional politicians’ but which also means ‘dirty rags’ in Tagalog. 1996 C. H. Landé Post-Marcos Politics 33 Among the country's growing urban electorate, the Speaker's image as a ‘trapo’ was especially damaging. 2017 BusinessWorld (Philippines) (Nexis) 8 May s3/3 In true trapo tradition, the infrastructure and equipment projects were concentrated only in the last 24 months of the dying administration. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1990
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