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noun
A member or supporter of the Scottish National Party, connoting sentimentality or old-fashionedness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Scotland, UK, dated
Topics: government, politics
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Compound of tartan (“distinctive pattern of cloth used by a Scottish clan”) + Tory (“Conservative”).
