TACOる

From English TACO (“Trump always chickens out”) +‎ る (-ru).

• IPA^(key): [ta̠ko̞ɾɯ̟]

TACO(タコ)る • (takoru) godan (stem TACO(タコ)り (takori), past TACO(タコ)った (takotta))

1. (US politics, slang, of American president Donald Trump) to chicken out [2025–]
   • [2025 August 30, “令和なコトバ「TACOる」　大統領のディールは弱腰？ [Reiwa na kotoba ‘TACO-ru’: Daitōryō no dīru wa yowagoshi?, Contemporary word ‘TACO-ru’: Are the President's "deals" soft?]”, in 日本経済新聞 電子版 [Nihon Keizai Shimbun online]‎^[1]:

     ところが最近(さいきん)、何(なに)か違(ちが)う意味(いみ)らしいTACOの文字(もじ)をよく見(み)るような。今週(こんしゅう)はそのTACOを動詞化(どうしか)した日本(にほん)の新語(しんご)、「TACOる」を紹介(しょうかい)したい。

     Tokoroga saikin, nani ka chigau imi-rashī TACO no moji o yoku miru yō na. Konshū wa sono TACO o dōshika shita nihon no shingo, “TACOru” o shōkai shitai.

     But lately, it feels like we often see TACO used in what appears to be some kind of different meaning. This week I'd like to introduce a word, new in Japan, that turns that TACO into a verb, ‘TACO-ru’.]

   • 2026 January 22, editorial staff, “トランプ大統領、グリーンランドでもTACOって欧州への関税を撤回 [Toranpu daitōryō, Gurīnrando de mo TACO-tte Ōshū e no kanzei o tekkai, President Trump TACOes even on Greenland, withdraws Europe tariffs]”, in アゴラ [Agora]‎^[2]:
   • 2026 January 23, 大久保渉, 古屋敷尚子, “TACOらない高市政権に日銀が苦慮　長期金利急騰に身動き取れず [TACO-ranai Takaichi seiken ni Nichigin ga kuryo: chōki kinri kyūtō ni miugoki torezu, BOJ anxious as Takaichi administration refuses to chicken out: unable to respond to sharply rising interest rates?]”, in 毎日新聞 [Mainichi Shimbun]‎^[3]:

     衝撃的(しょうげきてき)な政策(せいさく)を表明(ひょうめい)した後(あと)、市場(しじょう)の猛反発(もうはんぱつ)ですぐに取(と)り下(さ)げるトランプ氏(し)の行為(こうい)は「ＴＡＣＯ（『トランプはいつもビビってやめる』の英語表記(えいごひょうき)の略語(りゃくご)）」と呼(よ)ばれる。

     Shōgekiteki na seisaku o hyōmei shita ato, shijō no mōhanpatsu de sugu ni tori sageru Toranpu-shi no kōi wa “ＴＡＣＯ (“Toranpu wa itsumo bibitte yameru” no eigo hyōki no ryakugo)” to yobareru.

     After he announces radical new policies, the markets shudder and Mr. Trump quickly backs down in a so-called “TACO” (the English acronym stands for “Trump Always Chickens Out”).