Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

federast

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fed-erast
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A federalist, especially in the EU.

Derogatory

Example Sentences

"... while chuckling over Lady Thatcher's reference to "federast Tory MEPS" and her reluctance to campaign for them last time round, in 1989."
"I enjoyed the company of Jacques Delors, later to become a demon federast in the eyes of the Tory Right, rather more."
"... as stubborn and jingoistic for defending British sovereignty in Ulster, not giving in to the IRA hunger strike and for rejecting Federast Europe"
"As the poison has gone out of the European wound, the Conservative Party should now be able to tolerate a Federast leader."

Etymology

Blend of federalist + pederast.

Usage

Derogatory

Inflected Forms

federasts (plural)

Questions

What does federast mean?: A federalist, especially in the EU.
Where does federast come from?: Blend of federalist + pederast.

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