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Kid Starver
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English
Etymology
Alteration of en Keir Starmer, due to his decision to retain a two-child limit on child benefits; coined in 2023.en 2025-06-08 Helen Charman Kid Starver and the Dadcore State Tribune https://tribunemag.co.uk/2025/08/kid-starver-and-the-dadcore-state The ghost of ‘Thatcher the milk snatcher’ clearly haunts Starmer’s own nickname, earned before he even took office. In the summer of 2023, as he announced that his government would not reverse the punitive two-child benefit cap, he was christened ‘Sir Kid Starver’. https://web.archive.org/web/20251028140624/https://tribunemag.co.uk/2025/08/kid-starver-and-the-dadcore-state 28 October 2025
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Kid Starver
en derogatory UK politics en Keir Starmer.
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