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Copperhead
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copperhead
English
Etymology
After the dangerous copperhead snake, to which propagandists of the Republican Party compared Democratic Party Democrats interested in appeasement.
Pronunciation
en En-au-Copperhead.ogg AU
Noun
en US historical slang A northerner who sympathized with the South or wanted to end hostilities during the American Civil War.
en Peace Democrat
en US historical pejorative Any member of the Democratic party. chiefly 1860s
Derived terms
en Copperheadism
en American Civil War