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July 31, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

Moron Virus or Morona Virus (moron + coronavirus)

"Moronavirus" or "moronvirus" (moron + coronavirus) is a portmanteau that has been printed on several images. "Morona virus" and "moron virus" have also been…

April 26, 2012
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

Moron.org or MorOn.org (MoveOn.org nickname)

MoveOn.org is a progressive public policy advocacy group that was formed in 1998. Opponents of its policies have nicknamed the group "Moron.org" or "MorOn.org." The nickname…

July 31, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

Morona Virus or Moron Virus (moron + coronavirus)

"Moronavirus" or "moronvirus" (moron + coronavirus) is a portmanteau that has been printed on several images. "Morona virus" and "moron virus" have also been…

July 31, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

Moronavirus or Moronvirus (moron + coronavirus)

"Moronavirus" or "moronvirus" (moron + coronavirus) is a portmanteau that has been printed on several images. "Morona virus" and "moron virus" have also been…

July 31, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

Moronvirus or Moronavirus (moron + coronavirus)

"Moronavirus" or "moronvirus" (moron + coronavirus) is a portmanteau that has been printed on several images. "Morona virus" and "moron virus" have also been…

July 30, 2010
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

Mortgage Mom

The name "mortgage mom" was coined in a September 5, 2006 article in the Washington (DC) Post by Jeffrey H. Birnbaum and Chris Collizza: "'Mortgage Moms' May Star in…

June 14, 2012
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

Movement Conservativism (Movement Conservative)

Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Movement conservatismThe term movement conservatism was an inside term describing conservatism in the United States‎ and New Right. According to Nash (2009)…

May 24, 2012
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

Mover and Shaker

A "mover and shaker" is someone with power and influence in a particular field. Arthur O'Shaughnessy's "Ode" (1873) contains the line, "Yet we are the movers and…

January 20, 2010
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

MSDNC (MSNBC nickname)

The MSNBC network (headquartered in Rockefeller Center in Manhattan) has often been cited for liberal bias. The nickname "MSDNC" (MSNBC + DNC) is used by those who believe the network is…

June 17, 2011
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

MSLGBT (MSNBC nickname)

The MSNBC network (headquartered in Rockefeller Center in Manhattan) is known for its progressive slant on political issues. The nickname “MSLGBT” (MSNBC + LGBT) is used by those who believe…

May 3, 2010
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

MSLSD (MSNBC nickname)

The MSNBC network (headquartered in Rockefeller Center in Manhattan) has often been cited for liberal bias. The nickname "MSLSD" (MSNBC + LSD, a psychedelic drug) is used by those who…

October 17, 2013
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

MSNB-Pravda or MSNBC-Pravda (MSNBC nickname)

The MSNBC network (headquartered in Rockefeller Center in Manhattan) is known for its progressive slant on political issues. MSNBC is frequently criticized for a pro-Democratic Party,…

June 11, 2010
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

MSNBS (MSNBC nickname)

The MSNBC network (headquartered in Rockefeller Center in Manhattan) has often been cited for liberal bias. The nickname “MSNBS” (MSNBC + BS) is sometimes used by the political right who…

January 18, 2010
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

Muckraker

A "muckraker" is someone who exposes business or government corruption ("muck"). President Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) gave his address, "The Man with the…

January 21, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

Murderna (Moderna nickname)

Moderna is an American pharmaceutical that manufactured an mRNA vaccine during the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. This vaccine was Moderna's only product, and some critics called the company…

August 23, 2013
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

Muscles Are Required, Intelligence Not Essential (“Marine” backronym)

"Muscles Are Required, Intelligence Not Essential" is a backronym (back acronym) for the word "Marine." This is alleged lack of intelligence not necessarily true; it has been…

December 10, 2015
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

Muspandering (Muslim + pandering)

"Muspandering" (Muslim + pandering) was coined in December 2015 by Mark Robinson MP, LNP State Member for Cleveland, Queensland (Australia). The politically charged term has had limited…

September 10, 2017
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

Mutually Assured Blackmail (MAB)

"Mutual(ly) assured blackmail" (MAB) is a term similar to "mutual(ly) assured destruction" (MAD). Everyone in the government spies on everyone else and learns secrets, so…

July 23, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

Muzzletard (face muzzle + retard)

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic resulted in some requirements to wear face masks. “Muzzletard” (face mask + retard) represents someone who wears a mask, or is a fanatic that everyone wears a…

March 22, 2011
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

Muzztard or Muztard (Muslim/Muzzie + retard)

The nickname "Muzzie" is sometimes used for Muslim; the nickname is often (but not always) offensive. The epithet "Muzztard" or "Muztard" (similar to the word…

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