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Shrillary
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English
Etymology
en shrill Hillary, likely to invoke the connotation of being loud, overbearing, and irrational that the word shrill may have when applied to women.William Cheng, "The Long, Sexist History of 'Shrill' Women", Time, 23 March 2016Kate Burridge & Howard Manns, "Shrill, bossy, emotional: why language matters in the gender debate", The Conversation, 9 May 2021
Proper noun
en US politics derogatory Hillary Clinton (born 1947), American politician and diplomat, former first lady (1993–2001) and secretary of state (2009–2013) of the United States.
en 2000-08-09 James Young The ‘conscience’ of the Senate Potomac News 41 320 Woodbridge, Va. A6 Given recent reporting on Shrillary’s alleged anti-Semitic comments a couple of decades ago, it’s quite notable that a Jew can be on the national ticket.
en 2016-04-12 Rick Lamming Letters to the Editor: No Rights from Constitution Belleville News-Democrat 159 103 Belleville, Ill. 2C When Shrillary wins in November, she will appoint the most left wing loony to the Supreme Court in modern history. Shrillary will then have some flunky sue some city government over a gun ordinance and that case will go to the Supreme Court.
en 2018 Curtis Sittenfeld Gender Studies You Think It, I'll Say It: Stories New York, NY Random House 9780525508700 BcguDwAAQBAJ 4 Shrillary “I’m not a Republican,” the driver says. “But I’m not a Democrat, either, that’s for sure. You wouldn’t never catch me voting for Shrillary.” He shudders, or mock-shudders. “If I was Bill, I’d cheat on her, too.”
Related terms
en Shillary
en Hitlery
en Billary
References
en Individuals Nicknames for individuals Bill and Hillary Clinton