The English language is a wonderful gift, especially as it evolves and ascribes more and more subtleties to accepted words and terms. This dynamic is a hallmark of political dialogue. Here are the annual entries by VoxFairax.
Acostacision – covert plea deal struck for wealthy pedophile
Boltonize – process of converting traditional diplomacy into physical contact sport
Conwaying – gerund denoting marital differences of opinion publicly displayed
Crimea and Ukraine – provinces of Russia depicted on White House and Kremlin maps
Deep State – mythological kingdom or netherworld populated with creatures dangerous to colluders, conspirators, liars, obstructionists, and misogynists
Donerickill – urban version of roadkill, particularly that thrown deliberately under a bus
Emolument – monetary system for corrupt officials replacing gold standard
Fake news – all media utterances not vetted by Sean Hannity
Flynnectomy – surgical excision of diseased material threatening widespread infection or collapse of an organization
Javanka – non-military transgender presidential policy adviser
MAGA – acronym for Make All Geese American as counterpoint to unfair trade practices used by Canada
Manafortia – state of psychological delusion marked by lows of lying and highs of pardon fantasies
Mar-a-Lago – also known as MAL, its code assigned by the International Air Transport Association; ‘mal” derives from the Latin root meaning evil [e.g. , malice]; MAL is often a euphemism for a meeting location for ignorant ideologues or dubiously wealthy individuals
McConnellistan – primitive, undeveloped tundra-like plain inhospitable to most life forms except the Mongolian box turtle
Mexico – sinister, fabled realm of undesirable inhabitants in North American mythology and folklore capable of undertaking massive architectural projects in distant lands
Mueller – stubborn, uncontrollable government employee or adversary pronounced “muler” and likely a citizen of the deep state
Pelosiphobia – mental disorder or dysfunction resulting from tidal wave phenomenon
Pencemanhood – state of suspended animation requiring plastered smile and toadying conduct usually cloaked in religious fervor
Perryogram (or Carsonogram) – intelligence quotient measures applied in zero G gravity applying to government agency management
Pre-existing condition – plank in political party platform designed to induce amnesia among voters; slogan of sound and fury signifying nothing
Priebusness – appearance of busyness or preoccupation while remaining perfectly still
Pruittigation – act or process of substituting ignorance for knowledge while in a soundproofed enclosure
Putinesque – description of a nation’s foreign policy resembling rationality but chaotic in fact
Religion – a worshipper’s belief that he/she and god are morally justified to discriminate against all others.
Rudymentary – fiction of apparent legal principle arising from online scholarship or clickbait
Ryanometrics – failed trickle down economic theory often developing in childhood, sometimes following the reading of Ayn Rand
Sandership – tactic of deflecting conversation or question from the purpose of the speaker or inquisitor; sometimes also employed as synonym for snarling insult
Scaramuccillini – sphincter shaped pasta noodle subject to extremely short shelf life
Schitt – persistently and consistently annoying Democrat
Sessionsness – split loyalty or personality state similar to bipolar political disorder
Spicerup – emphatic or declarative statement generally concluded with “period” asserting an alternative fact
Swampton – mythological jurisdictional homeland where the blood of taxpayers is drained on a daily basis
Trumpsplaining – communications characterized by deflection and falsehoods usually in response to factual question or inquiry
Truth is not truth – phrase proposed to replace E Pluribus Unum and In God We Trust
Voter Fraud – defensive phrase employed by right wing advocates failing to understand or accepting electoral results
Whitakeritis – medical condition caused by extreme fawning
Zinkelandia – government or publicly owned land including national parks slated for transfer to private ownership
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