Republithug

English

Etymology

Blend of Republican +‎ thug. Compare Rethuglican.

Noun

Republithug (plural Republithugs)

1. (US politics, slang, derogatory) A member or supporter of the Republican Party of the United States.

   Synonyms: Repooplican, Republicant, Republicunt, Retardican, Rethuglican

   • 2000 December 2, James Simpson, “Re: Republicans correctly accuse Dems of STEALING the election ...”, in alt.politics.elections‎^[1] (Usenet):

     I would never condone any riot, but the difference between such a riot and the Republithugs who stormed Miami-Dade is that the Repub's were attempting to stop a lawful recount through intimidation.

   • 2006 October 12, Mark K. Bilbo, “Re: OT: Derailing the Republicans”, in alt.atheism‎^[2] (Usenet):

     On the other hand, it is an easy, basic way of understanding the abuses of the Republithugs. That is, nothing matters but power. That is, further, they don't mean a *damn thing with "family values." They never did. It was just another pose meant to help them gain power.

   • 2016 November 12, Keyser Söze, “Re: Time to pay up, Krause”, in rec.boats‎^[3] (Usenet):

     He will still be POTUS and I shall give him all the patience and respect he and the other Republithugs gave president-elect Obama.