Republicrat
/rəˈpəbləˌkrat
/noun
A person whose political philosophy is a blend of policies and principles from both the Republican and Democratic parties: Republicrats are blurring the differences between our two parties [as modifier]: Republicrat senators...
- He is what he says Americans are: practical-a stance that has caused the far left to call him a Republicrat and the far right to label him a Communist.
- To punctuate his point, Mr. King boomed, ‘I am a Republicrat’ - which to his mind means that he will sing whatever tune is necessary to keep the ear of people with the power to help his community - and perhaps Don King.’
Origin
Late 19th century: blend of Republican and Democrat.
- have (or eat) someone for breakfast
- have (or gain) the upper hand
- have (or get) a foot in the door
- have (or get) a leg-up on
- have (or get) itchy feet
- have (or get)one's snout (or nose) in the trough
- have (or get) one's snout (or nose) in the trough
- have (or get) someone/thing taped
- have (or get) something down to a fine art
- have (or give) it large
- have (or have grown) whiskers
- have (or hold) no terrors for someone
- have (or hold) someone in the palm of one's hand
- have (or keep) an ear to the ground
- have (or keep) one's eye on
- have (or keep) one's finger on the pulse
- have (or keep) one's (or both) feet on the ground
- have (or keep) one's wits about one
- have (or know) all the answers
- have (or put) one's heart in
- have (or put) someone/thing down as
- have (or take) a butcher's
- have (or take) a leak
- have (or take) a pop at
- have (or throw) a fit