New word for the day: Quockerwodger

[h2ebits]

From 1860:

A quockerwodger was a type of wooden puppet. In politics, a quockerwodger was a type of politician acting on the instructions of an influential third party, rather than properly representing their constituents.

[Laffy Kat]

1. Oh, I just always called them Republicans.

[intrepidity]

2. motherfucker or cocksucker works for me

but then, I attended the Al Swearengen school of etiquette

[SergeStorms]

3. There are six "Quockerwodgers"....

in the United States Supreme Court. Puppets of the Federalist Society and wealthy fascists of America.

[rsdsharp]

4. Reminds me of the big laugh line in Our America Cousin

that John Wilkes Booth waited for before shooting Lincoln:

“I know enough to turn you inside out, old gal, you sockdologizing old man-trap.”

[Novara]

5. Oh, you mean Manchin and Sinema?

[cloudboy07]

7. Me, the republican Taliban is a National Security Risk !

[LudwigPastorius]

6. I think we can drop the "wodger", and just call them...

Quocks (or Qucks)

[JHB]

8. Paging Randy Rainbow: Need a "quockwodger" cover of...

[BlackSkimmer]

9. Great word! nt

[IcyPeas]

10. google image search:

[h2ebits]

12. LOL! I couldn't figure out how to put a picture with the definition. . . .

but I am certainly enjoying everyone's comments and the pics that you have added.

[JanMichael]

11. You just reminded me of - you're a drink-soaked former Trotskyist popinjay

George Galloway at a senate hearing. Popinjay being used as parroting. The target was Christopher Hitchens.

Ahh. The olden times.

[LudwigPastorius]

13. I love British insults.

Fawlty Towers had some great ones.

Sybil Fawlty called Basil an "aging, brilliantine stick insect", and he shoots back that she was a "rancorous, coiffed, old sow".