Paytriot

//ˈpeɪ.tɹi.ət// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A right-wing activist (especially a supporter of the QAnon movement) who uses the movement to make money for themselves rather than to advance its goals. derogatory, rare

    "Nothing illegal about any of this to my knowledge. Indeed, this is the very above-board racket of running an independent political committee. Everyone does it. Left, right, center and none of the above. And anyway, why shouldn't a true pay-triot get paid?"

Example

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"Nothing illegal about any of this to my knowledge. Indeed, this is the very above-board racket of running an independent political committee. Everyone does it. Left, right, center and none of the above. And anyway, why shouldn't a true pay-triot get paid?"

Etymology

Blend of pay + patriot.

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