Bernista
//bɝˈnistə// noun, slang
noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A supporter of Bernie Sanders or his political philosophy. US, colloquial
"Sure, he's fond of cheesy dad-jokes, but the mayor is winning major cool-dad cred with his Bernista kids this week, getting a sit-down dinner with Bernie Sanders in Burlington."
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
More examples"Sure, he's fond of cheesy dad-jokes, but the mayor is winning major cool-dad cred with his Bernista kids this week, getting a sit-down dinner with Bernie Sanders in Burlington."
Etymology
From Bernie + -ista.
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