Clintonesqueadj.

Brit.

/ˌklɪntəˈnɛsk/, U.S.

/ˌklɪn(t)əˈnɛsk/

Origin: From proper names, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Clinton , -esque suffix.

Etymology: < the name of William J. D. (‘Bill’) Clinton, and subsequently also of his wife Hillary Rodham Clinton (see Clintonian n.² and adj.²) + -esque suffix.

U.S. Politics.

Originally: relating to or characteristic of Bill Clinton or his policies. Later also: relating to or characteristic of Hillary Clinton, or Bill and Hillary Clinton as a couple.

ΚΠ

1991 Wall St. Jrnl. 5 Nov. a18/2 Term limits won't turn the country over to Reaganaut conservatives or Clintonesque liberals.

1994 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) June 156/2 This is a classically Clintonesque defense: true in most respects, but deliberately misleading in certain particulars.

1996 Economist 17 Aug. 39/3 In his Chicago speech, Mr Dole was..blatantly Clintonesque.

2004 P. Biskind Down & Dirty Pictures xiii. 427 He's very Clintonesque.

2008 Times Union (Albany, N.Y.) (Nexis) 15 June e5 Her opponents consider charges that she was victimized as little more than Clintonesque gamesmanship to advance her claims to the nomination.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	clintonesque
释义	Clintonesqueadj. Brit. /ˌklɪntəˈnɛsk/, U.S. /ˌklɪn(t)əˈnɛsk/ Origin: From proper names, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Clinton , -esque suffix. Etymology: < the name of William J. D. (‘Bill’) Clinton, and subsequently also of his wife Hillary Rodham Clinton (see Clintonian n.² and adj.²) + -esque suffix. U.S. Politics. Originally: relating to or characteristic of Bill Clinton or his policies. Later also: relating to or characteristic of Hillary Clinton, or Bill and Hillary Clinton as a couple. ΚΠ 1991 Wall St. Jrnl. 5 Nov. a18/2 Term limits won't turn the country over to Reaganaut conservatives or Clintonesque liberals. 1994 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) June 156/2 This is a classically Clintonesque defense: true in most respects, but deliberately misleading in certain particulars. 1996 Economist 17 Aug. 39/3 In his Chicago speech, Mr Dole was..blatantly Clintonesque. 2004 P. Biskind Down & Dirty Pictures xiii. 427 He's very Clintonesque. 2008 Times Union (Albany, N.Y.) (Nexis) 15 June e5 Her opponents consider charges that she was victimized as little more than Clintonesque gamesmanship to advance her claims to the nomination. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1991
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