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flopulist

flopulist noun: a failed populist.

Noun

flopulist (plural flopulists)

  1. (nonce-word) A failed populist.
    • [A] flopulist […] has a wonderful itch for office but seldom gets there.1895 June 22, “Short Editorials”, in The Shawnee Independent
    • Indeed, it might be said that Senator McGovern, who characterizes himself as a populist, has ended up as a flopulist!1972 November 7, Spiro Agnew, (Please provide the book title or journal name)

Forms of flopulist

pluralflopulists

Origin of flopulist

Blend of flop + populist.

Questions about flopulist

What does flopulist mean?
Flopulist means a failed populist.
What part of speech is flopulist?
Flopulist is a noun.
What is the plural of flopulist?
The plural of flopulist is flopulists.

Words near flopulist in the dictionary

  1. floptastic
  2. floptical
  3. floptical disk
  4. floptical disks
  5. flopticals
  6. flopulist
  7. flopulists
  8. flopwing
  9. flopwings
  10. flor
  11. flor.

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