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Broken Glass Republican

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A Republican who invariably votes for Republican candidates.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, uncommon

Topics: government, politics

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: Yellow Dog Democrat

History

Etymology

From the claim that such Republicans would crawl through broken glass in order to vote Republican.