Tricky Dick

English

Etymology

Coined in the 1950 United States Senate election in California due to allegations Nixon was deliberately misrepresenting himself as a Democrat. Later associated with the Watergate scandal.

Proper noun

Tricky Dick

  1. (slang, historical) Nickname for Richard Nixon (1913–1994), president of the United States from 1969 to 1974.
    • 1950 June 5, Veterans Democratic Committee, “Warning to All Democrats!”, in Los Angeles Daily News:
      Look at “Tricky Dick” Nixon's Republican Record!

Derived terms

  • Tricky Tony
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