Italian

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Etymology

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From mal- +‎ pancia (belly) +‎ -ista.

Noun

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malpancista m or f by sense (masculine plural malpancisti, feminine plural malpanciste)

  1. a person who makes or accepts a political choice reluctantly
  2. a person who manifests disagreement or dissent within a political party, especially in an nonconstructive way

Adjective

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malpancista (masculine plural malpancisti, feminine plural malpanciste)

  1. accepting a political choice reluctantly
  2. of or relating to dissenting and nonconstructive attitudes