English Explanatory Dictionary

radiclib

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A radical liberal.

Word forms

radiclib radiclibs

Etymology

Shortening. The coinage is generally attributed to US vice president Spiro Agnew. It was used by the Nixon administration to attack the political opposition, implying that the liberals in the Senate were subversive. Several people on Nixon's Enemies List were identified as radiclibs.

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