TRUMPISM

What Does TRUMPISM Mean in a Text?

The Quick Answer

The term TRUMPISM means a policy advocated by the US President Donald Trump or a statement attributed to Trump.

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A TRUMPISM is typically a controversial (or even outrageous) statement, but it can also be a controversial challenge to the current political establishment or the controversial pursuit of a strategy in the American national interests. Here are some examples of TRUMPISMS:

• "I will build a great wall – and nobody builds walls better than me, believe me – and I'll build them very inexpensively. I will build a great, great wall on our southern border, and I will make Mexico pay for that wall. Mark my words."
• "An 'extremely credible source' has called my office and told me that Barack Obama's birth certificate is a fraud"
• "Ariana Huffington is unattractive, both inside and out. I fully understand why her former husband left her for a man – he made a good decision."
• "When Mexico sends its people, they're not sending the best...They're bringing drugs. They're bring crime. They're rapists...And some, I assume, are good people."
• "The beauty of me is that I'm very rich."
• "It's freezing and snowing in New York – we need global warming!"
"I've said if Ivanka weren't my daughter, perhaps I'd be dating her."
• "My fingers are long and beautiful, as, it has been well documented, are various other parts of my body."
• "I have never seen a thin person drinking Diet Coke."
• "I think the only difference between me and the other candidates is that I'm more honest and my women are more beautiful."
• "The point is, you can never be too greedy."
• "I have so many fabulous friends who happen to be gay, but I am a traditionalist."
• "I was down there, and I watched our police and our firemen, down on 7-Eleven, down at the World Trade Center, right after it came down"

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When I write TRUMPISM, I mean this:

A Controversial Policy or Announcement by US President Donald Trump

Summary of Key Points

We have summarized the key points in the table below:

TRUMPISM
Definition:	A Controversial Policy or Announcement by US President Donald Trump
Type:	Slang Word (Jargon)
Guessability:	1: Easy to guess
Typical Users:	Adults and Teenagers

Examples of TRUMPISM in Sentences

Here is an example of TRUMPISM in a conversation:

• Jack: Do you think most Mexicans are rapists or drug dealers?
• Chloe: What? Is that even a real question? That is such a TRUMPISM!
• Jack: That doesn't mean it's not true.
• Chloe: [Sigh]

An Academic Look at TRUMPISM

The term TRUMPISM is a noun. Given it derives from a proper noun (the surname "Trump"), it should be written with a capital letter ("Trumpism").

Example of TRUMPISM Used in a Text

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