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Coulter's Law

Coulter's Law proper noun: the observation that the longer it takes the media to identify a mass shooter in the United States, the less likely it is to be a white male.

Proper noun

Coulter's Law

  1. (conservatism) The observation that the longer it takes the media to identify a mass shooter in the United States, the less likely it is to be a white male.

Forms of Coulter's Law

alternative formCoulter's law

Origin of Coulter's Law

Named after Ann Coulter (1961–), an American right-wing commentator.

Questions about Coulter's Law

What does Coulter's Law mean?
Coulter's Law means the observation that the longer it takes the media to identify a mass shooter in the United States, the less likely it is to be a white male.
What part of speech is Coulter's Law?
Coulter's Law is a proper noun.

Words near Coulter's Law in the dictionary

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