DOUGHFACE

Etymology

Noun

doughface (plural doughfaces)

(pejorative) a person, especially a politician, who is pliable, moldable like dough.

Usage notes

In the years leading up to the United States Civil War, "doughface" was used to describe Northerners who espoused sympathies with the Southern Slave Power. This would most likely be a Northern Democrat who was more allied with the ideology of Southern Democrats than that of the majority of Northerners.

Anagrams

• douchefag

Source: Wiktionary

Dough"face`, n.

Definition: A contemptuous nickname for a timid, yielding politician, or one who is easily molded. [Political cant, U. S.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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