Panican

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who becomes easily panicked. US, derogatory, neologism

    "Do you think the PANICAN message is aimed at the billionaire CEOs, who have started to turn on tariffs like Jamie Dimon and Elon Musk?"

  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of panican. alt-of

Example

More examples

"Do you think the PANICAN message is aimed at the billionaire CEOs, who have started to turn on tariffs like Jamie Dimon and Elon Musk?"

Etymology

From panic + -an (possibly influenced by American or Republican). Coined in 2025 by U.S. president Donald Trump, in reference to people panicking about the stock market's response to his trade tariffs. Popularised by Donald Trump's supporters.

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