Talibangelical
See also: talibangelical
English edit
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Etymology edit
Blend of Taliban + evangelical.
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Noun edit
Talibangelical (plural Talibangelicals)
- (US, slang, politics, derogatory) An overzealous evangelical Christian, especially one who espouses strong right-wing views.
- 2013 June 13, “Whineline”, in The Metro Spirit, volume 24, number 24, page 2:
- If this country continues to elect Talibangelicals like Paul Broun, this country is doomed!
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Talibangelical.
Adjective edit
Talibangelical (comparative more Talibangelical, superlative most Talibangelical)
- (US, slang, politics, derogatory) Of, relating to, or espousing strong right-wing evangelical Christian views.
- 2004 October 16, John Patterson, “The cast are votes”, in The Guardian:
- If you're of the opposing temperament, it might have tickled your fancy to watch Ben Affleck a month earlier at the Democratic convention in Boston - where celebs were largely kept under wraps, much as the barking, ululating Texas Talibangelical tendency would be in New York.
- 2011, Kit, letter to the editor, QNotes, Volume 25, Number 23, 19 March 2011 - 1 April 2011, page 5:
- I have grown to despise the South and it’s[sic] Talibangelical influence.
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Talibangelical.