Tony crony

Tony crony

English

Etymology

Tony +‎ crony, chosen for the rhyme.

Noun

Tony crony (plural Tony cronies)

1. (Britain, informal, humorous, derogatory) An ingratiating political associate of the former British prime minister Tony Blair.
   • 1998, The Economist

     ...including such folk as Peter Mandelson, a Labour spin doctor-turned-minister, and Lord Alli, an ennobled Asian Tony-crony with a television company.

   • 2001, Royal Town Planning Institute, Planning: For the Natural and Built Environment

     Falconer is basically a good egg but his reputation as a "Tony crony" and his involvement with the Millennium Dome do him no favours.

   • 2007, Alastair Campbell, The Blair Years

     She said the Tony crony thing was a real problem.

Synonyms

• Blairite