Antimasker
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic resulted in some requirements to wear face masks. An "anti-masker" is someone who objects to government directives to wear face masks. "#antimasker…
Aren’t Ready for the Marines Yet (“army” backronym)
"Aren't Ready for the Marines Yet" (sometimes also "Aren't Ready to be Marines Yet" and "Aren't Really Marines Yet") is a backronym (back acronym) for…
Armchair Isolationism (Armchair Isolationist)
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry told Congress in September 2013 that the United States should intervene in Syria, following the evidence of a chemical weapons attack by the Syrian government on…
Arrestable (protester predetermined to be arrested)
An "arrestable offense" is some action that violates the law. "Arrestables" are protesters who are predetermined to be arrested. Organizers of protests often stage the arrests…
As long as you don’t need gas, groceries, affordable healthcare, retirement savings or constitutional rights, things aren’t so bad.
Inflation shows most noticeably in food prices and gas prices. A joke is that if you don't need food or gas, you're okay. "As long as you don’t need gas, groceries or retirement…
Assassiversary (assassination + anniversary)
An "assassiversary" (assassination + anniversary) is the anniversary of an assassination. For example, November 22nd is the "assassiversary" of the 1963 assassination of John F.…
Astroturf (Astroturfing)
"AstroTurf" is a proprietary name (trademarked in 1968) for an artificial grass. While a "grassroots" political campaign has authentic support, an "astroturf" campaign…
Autohoaxer; Autohoaxing
An "autohoaxer" is someone who believes that nearly everything that is shown on the mainstream media is a hoax. "The Hoaxer Movement - The Insanity of the Everything is a Hoax Crowd.…
Ballot Harvesting
"Ballot harvesting" refers to collecting absentee ballots. The "harvesting" system is legal in some states and legal in others. Political operatives go into neighborhoods,…
Ballotocracy (ballot + -ocracy)
Entry in progress -- B.P. TwitterAlfred Raouf@Kemety@AmrEzzat I'm writing a blog called ballotocracy :D4:33 PM - 8 Mar 13 TwitterShadi Hamid@shadihamidSome have taken to dismissing…
Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth (“Bible” backronym)
"Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth" is a backronym (back acronym) for the word "BIBLE." The backronym has been cited in print since at least August 1992, when a jail…
Battlefield of Ideas (War of Ideas; Marketplace of Ideas)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Marketplace of ideasThe "marketplace of ideas" is a rationale for freedom of expression based on an analogy to the economic concept of a free market.…
Battleground State
A "battleground state" is one of the fifty states of the United States that could support either one of the two political parties, Republican or Democrat. Political candidates for…
Bear Mountain Compact (Tappan Zee Bridge Rule)
Albany (the state capital) has its own version of the "sin city" slogan: "What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas." Legislators from downstate (New York City and its suburbs) would…
Beauty Contest (non-binding primary)
A political contest that has no binding vote and is mostly for show -- such as a straw poll -- is called a "beauty contest." The most attractive candidate wins, but it's all for…
Bedwetting Liberal
A "bedwetting liberal" (or "bed wetting liberal") is a derogatory term, similar to "liberal pansy," to describe a person weak in the bladder and (presumably) the…
Beefsteak Nazi (brown on the outside, red on the inside)
"Beefsteak Nazi" is a term originally used in the 1930s for a German who was brown (Nazi) on the outside, but red (Communist) on the inside. "Beefsteak Nazis -- Brown outside but Red…
Beltway (“Inside the Beltway,” Beltway Insider)
Interstate 495 (Capital Beltway) is a 64-mile Interstate Highway that encircles Washington, DC, that was finished in 1964. The terms "iinside the Beltway" and "outside the…
Beltway Bandit
Washington, DC, is encircled by Interstate 495 (Capital Beltway). Many government workers retire on a pension and then set up consulting firms along the Beltway. These highly paid individuals --…
Beltwaytarian
Washington, DC, is surrounded by a highway called the Capital Beltway (Interstate 495). Someone who is "inside the Beltway" is a Washington (or federal government) insider; someone…