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panican

panican noun: one who becomes easily panicked.

Noun (1)

panican (plural panicans)

  1. (US, derogatory, neologism) One who becomes easily panicked.
    • The United States has a chance to do something that should have been done DECADES AGO. Don’t be Weak! Don’t be Stupid! Don’t be a PANICAN (A new party based on Weak and Stupid people!). Be Strong, Courageous, and Patient, and GREATNESS will be the result!2025 April 7, Donald Trump, “Donald J. Trump(@realDonaldTrump)”, in Truth Social
    • Do you think the PANICAN message is aimed at the billionaire CEOs, who have started to turn on tariffs like Jamie Dimon and Elon Musk?2025 April 7, 09:57 from the start, in The Lead With Jake Tapper, spoken by Jake Tapper, via CNN

Noun (2) capitalized: Panican

Panican (plural Panicans)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of panican.

Examples of panican in a sentence

  • Don't be a PANICAN (A new party based on Weak and Stupid people!).2025 April 8, Lee Medora, John Bacon, Francesca Chambers, Joey Garrison, Savannah Kuchar, quoting Donald Trump, “Trump standing firm as...
  • “Only the media industrial complex and panicans would mischaracterize this as a challenging time.2025 August 7, Jonathan Lemire, quoting Steven Cheung, “Things Aren’t Going Donald Trump’s Way”, in The Atlantic:

Forms of panican

pluralpanicans
alternative formPanican
pluralPanicans

Origin of panican

From panic + -an (possibly influenced by American or Republican). Coined in 2025 by U.S. president Donald Trump, in reference to people panicking about the stock market's response to his trade tariffs. Popularized by Donald Trump's supporters.

Questions about panican

What does panican mean?
Panican means one who becomes easily panicked.
How do you use panican in a sentence?
Don't be a PANICAN (A new party based on Weak and Stupid people!).
What part of speech is panican?
Panican is a noun.
What is the plural of panican?
The plural of panican is panicans.

Words near panican in the dictionary

  1. panic-strikes
  2. panic-striking
  3. panic-struck
  4. panical
  5. panically
  6. panican
  7. panicans
  8. panicar
  9. panicars
  10. Paniccia
  11. Paniccias

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