English Explanatory Dictionary

Tartan Tory

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A member or supporter of the Scottish National Party, connoting sentimentality or old-fashionedness.

Word forms

Tartan Tory Tartan Tories

Etymology

Compound of tartan (“distinctive pattern of cloth used by a Scottish clan”) + Tory (“Conservative”).

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