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AuH₂O
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English
Etymology
From mul Au and mul H₂O being the chemical formulae for gold and water, respectively.
Proper noun
Nickname for Barry Goldwater.
en May 24, 1962 Sign for Egghead Conservatives Lakeland Ledger A campaign poster reads: "AUH2O in MCMLXIV."
en 1966 Herbert Faulkner West The Impecunious Amateur Looks Back Were I AuH₂O, I would be a little more careful about the verbiage I scatter like water over the political scene.
en 2001 Edward Alexander McKenzie Scorpion's Sting Ron had [the desk] custom made from a laminated campaign sign proclaiming "Goldwater in '64". Attached and laminated [was] the famous bumper sticker "AuH2O", a must for Arizona Republicans during Barry's run[.]
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