Tartan Tory

English edit

Alternative forms edit

tartan Tory (uncommon)

Etymology edit

Compound of tartan (“distinctive pattern of cloth used by a Scottish clan”) +‎ Tory (“Conservative”).

Noun edit

Tartan Tory (plural Tartan Tories)

(Scotland, UK politics, somewhat dated) A member or supporter of the Scottish National Party, connoting sentimentality or old-fashionedness. [from ca. 1960s]

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