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Trumpster diving

UK/ˈtɹʌmpstə ˈdaɪvɪŋ/US/ˈtɹʌmpstɚ ˈdaɪvɪŋ/

Trumpster diving noun: the act of scraping the bottom of the barrel to find a candidate.

Noun

Trumpster diving (uncountable)

  1. (US, dated, humorous, informal) The act of scraping the bottom of the barrel to find a candidate.
    • So, sit back, grill a Trump Steak, pour a tall glass of Trump Vodka, and go “Trumpster diving” for some billiondollar stanzas, straight from the Bard of the Deal. As the Poet himself might say, this stuff is like very, very, very good.2015 December 15, Hart Seely, Bard of the Deal: The Poetry of Donald Trump, HarperCollins, →ISBN
    • He presents himself as a Strong Man who promises to knock heads and make things right again. In this, he has a lot more in common with South American populist demagogues than with our tradition of political leaders... The middle-class consensus in America has collapsed. This is the most important...2016 January 21, R. R. Reno, “Conservatives against Trump”, in National Review, archived from the original on 29 Oct 2022

Examples of Trumpster diving in a sentence

  • It will only make things worse if we go Trumpster diving.2016 January 21, R. R. Reno, “Conservatives against Trump”, in National Review, archived from the original on 29 Oct 2022:
  • Reno humorously cautions against going “Trumpster diving” for our next president (p. 38).2017 March 8, William L. Benoit, Mark J. Glantz, Persuasive Attacks on Donald Trump in the 2016 Presidential Primary, Lexington Books...

Origin of Trumpster diving

Blend of Trump + dumpster diving.

Words that rhyme with Trumpster diving

Questions about Trumpster diving

What does Trumpster diving mean?
Trumpster diving means the act of scraping the bottom of the barrel to find a candidate.
How do you use Trumpster diving in a sentence?
It will only make things worse if we go Trumpster diving.
What part of speech is Trumpster diving?
Trumpster diving is a noun.
How do you pronounce Trumpster diving?
Trumpster diving is pronounced /ˈtɹʌmpstə ˈdaɪvɪŋ/ (UK).

Words near Trumpster diving in the dictionary

  1. Trumpsplaining
  2. Trumpsplains
  3. Trumpstein
  4. Trumpstein files
  5. Trumpster
  6. Trumpster diving
  7. Trumpster fire
  8. Trumpster fires
  9. Trumpsters
  10. Trumptanic
  11. Trumptard

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