Bernista

//bɝˈnistə// noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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."

Example

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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