cuckservative
English
Etymology
Blend of cuck + conservative. Neologism created by Internet users to refer to conservative politicians seen as weak.
Noun
cuckservative (plural cuckservatives)
- (politics, derogatory) A weak-willed political conservative politician who is willing to capitulate to other political stances.
- 2015 August 13, Alan Rappeport, “From the Right, a New Slur for G.O.P. Candidates”, in New York Times:
- Use of the cuckservative hashtag peaked toward the end of last month, when it was used more than 5,000 times in one day, according to data from Topsy, a social media analytics tool.
- 2015 September 18, “'Cuckservative' Has Got to Go”, in National Review:
- Her shtick has always involved cultivating an extreme online persona, and lately that seems to mean deliberately stoking the cuckservative-obsessed crowd, only to distance herself ever-so-slightly when the Twitter fur flies.
- 2017 March 24, “GOP chair slams Va. gubernatorial contender for calling rival a 'cuckservative'”, in Washington Post:
- “Hey Reddit, I'm Corey Stewart. Republican Candidate for Governor of Virginia and former State Chair for Donald Trump for President,” he began. “The primary election is June 13th. I am opposing the establishment's handpicked candidate, former Bush guy, RNC chairman, and cuckservative, Ed Gillespie.”
- 2017 December 22, Dominic Green, “Are You Sufficiently Woke?”, in The Weekly Standard:
- Nothing captured the alt-right mentality better than cuckservative, with its taunt that moderation is unmanly and certain conservative males are cuckolds.
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