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neoprag

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A paleolibertarian who supports Donald Trump and the MAGA movement for pragmatic reasons.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: derogatory

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Meaning 2

A paleolibertarian who supports Donald Trump and the MAGA movement for pragmatic reasons.

Any libertarian who compromises their principles out of pragmatism.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly, derogatory

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History

Etymology

Coined by Twitter user LiquidZulu in 2021 as neo- + prag, comparing perceived flaws of the Mises Caucus to those of the former Pragmatist Caucus. Unrelated to neopragmatism (the school of pragmatism influenced by analytic philosophy).