God-Save-the-Kinger

English Etymology From en God Save the King er ideology. Noun 1 en pejorative An outspoken supporter of the British Government when the monarch is a king. en 1920 Parliamentary Debates: Senate and House of Representatives Australia. Parliament The Bill does not deal with Germans only, it deals with all aliens, including those whom our friends opposite – the flag-waggers, the band players, the God-save-the-Kingers — spoke of as “our brother Allies.” en 1972 The Gems She Wore: A Book of Irish Places James Plunkett 35 Protestants, generally speaking, were God-save-the-Kingers and went to Mass in the afternoon or the night instead of in the morning. en 1979 Wheels Within Wheels Dervla Murphy 29 But the situation is not without its humorous side; it is delightful to listen to the former red-white-and-blue people -- the bigoted Unionists-- the erstwhile 'God Save the Kingers', expressing their views on the present régime. en Monarchism UK politics