cuckservative
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Blend of cuck + conservative. A neologism created by Internet users.
Noun edit
cuckservative (plural cuckservatives)
- (US politics, slang, derogatory, neologism, politics) A weak-willed political conservative politician who is willing to capitulate to other political stances.
- Synonym: conservacuck
- 2015 August 13, Alan Rappeport, “From the Right, a New Slur for G.O.P. Candidates”, in The New York Times[1]:
- Use of the cuckservative hashtag peaked toward the end of last month, when it was used more than 5,000 times in one day, according to data from Topsy, a social media analytics tool.
- 2015 September 18, David French, “‘Cuckservative’ Has Got to Go”, in National Review[2], retrieved 10 February 2022:
- Her shtick has always involved cultivating an extreme online persona, and lately that seems to mean deliberately stoking the cuckservative-obsessed crowd, only to distance herself ever-so-slightly when the Twitter fur flies.
- 2017 March 24, Laura Vozzella, “GOP Chair Slams Va. Gubernatorial Contender for Calling Rival a ‘Cuckservative’”, in The Washington Post:
- “Hey Reddit, I’m Corey Stewart. Republican Candidate for Governor of Virginia and former State Chair for Donald Trump for President,” he began. “The primary election is June 13th. I am opposing the establishment's handpicked candidate, former Bush guy, RNC chairman, and cuckservative, Ed Gillespie.”
- [2017 December 22, Dominic Green, “Are You Sufficiently Woke?”, in The Weekly Standard[3], Washington, retrieved 10 February 2022:
- Nothing captured the alt-right mentality better than cuckservative, with its taunt that moderation is unmanly and certain conservative males are cuckolds.]