trumpster fire
/ˈtɹʌmpstɚˈfaɪəɹ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.55 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Donald Trump's use of controversy to distract the public from the perceived disastrous state of the government.
American usage; Derogatory; Informal
Example Sentences
- "How you feel about Donald Trump and this “news”letter is how I feel about the raging Trumpster fire raging through my party and my country: Would that we could spare time to talk about something else."
- "And considering how thoroughly the Trumpster fire has humiliated political soothsayers this cycle, it seems unwise to offer a single, definitive answer."
- "The book store's co-owner, Dakota Bracciale, who identifies as a witch, told Metro that the ritual is a gathering for people who want to challenge the “Trumpster fire” and Kavanaugh's SCOTUS confirmation."
- "Part of the problem with the constant flow of news out of the White House — from offensive tweets to potentially disastrous policies — is that acts that would have seemed outrageous in previous administrations slip past, hidden by the smoke of the Trumpster fire."
- "(see title)"
- "With regard to the Trumpster fire, voting him out of office would remove the fuel."
Etymology
Blend of Trump + dumpster fire, an analogy to the way a dumpster fire causes everybody to focus on the flames and to the destructive qualities of a fire.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈtɹʌmpstɚˈfaɪəɹ/
- British English: /ˈtɹʌmpstəˈfaɪ(.)ə(ɹ)/
Usage
- American usage
- Derogatory
- Informal