Definition of RINO

RINO

noun

acronym for "Republican in name only".

Citation from John DiStaso, "Merrill Taps Scamman, Strome and a Thomson", New Hampshire Union Leader, 31 December 1992 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.
- See more words with the same meaning: acronyms (list of).
- See more words with the same meaning: politics, government (related to).
Last edited on Sep 04 2019. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Nov 13 2009.

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Other terms relating to 'acronyms (list of)':
COTS	Definitions include: acronym for "common, off-the-shelf".
MIB	Definitions include: acronym for "mom I'd bone" and "mother I'd bone".
FLK	Definitions include: acronym for "funny looking kid", an insult used by doctors in the UK on medical charts.
r	Definitions include: shortened, phonetic version of "are".
h8	Definitions include: "hate".
fud	Definitions include: the vulva ("vagina").
RL	Definitions include: acronym for "real life".
LD	Definitions include: Long dick
*phat btch**	Definitions include: acronym for "pretty hot and tempting beautiful individual that causes hardness."
srs bzns	Definitions include: "serious business".
*btch**	Definitions include: An acronym has been invented for the term, but long after the term entered use: "Beautiful Intellectuals That Cause Hard-ons."
XTL	Definitions include: acronym for "crossing the line", that is: inappropriate (offensive or insensitive in nature, overstepping social norms.)
BBE	Definitions include: acronym of "Biggest Beating Ever," which can refer to "beating" as in a severe physical attack, or a severe defeat e.g. in a competitive sport.
DILF	Definitions include: acronym for "dad I'd like to fuck".
wyd	Definitions include: acronym for "what you doing" i.e. "what are you doing".
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Other terms relating to 'politics, government (related to)':
Obamacare	Definitions include: the universal healthcare program in the United States proposed by the Obama administration.
fed	Definitions include: a member of the federal government.
burn notice	Definitions include: a notice from an intelligence agency saying that a person is unreliable.
red	Definitions include: mean; spiteful; cruel.
birther	Definitions include: a person who believes - against evidence - that Barack Obama was born outside of the United States.
pinko	Definitions include: a communist.
ankle biter	Definitions include: a young child.
libtard	Definitions include: a person with liberal political beliefs.
GOP	Definitions include: acronym for "Grand Old Party."
POTUS	Definitions include: acronym for "president of the United States".
right-winger	Definitions include: in the United States, a member of the Republican party.
thugocracy	Definitions include: a government ruled by a group of thugs.
DINO	Definitions include: acronym for "Democrat in Name Only."
neocon	Definitions include: "neo-conservative".
ineptocracy	Definitions include:
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Other terms relating to 'in':
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.	Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting.
ace in the hole	Definitions include: a secret advantage.
all in	Definitions include: involving everyone or everything.
all up in	Definitions include: doing something emphatically.
an ice cube's chance in hell	Definitions include: no chance.
a walk in the park	Definitions include: something easy.
back in the day	Definitions include: at some time before the present.
back in the saddle	Definitions include: having resumed an activity that one had previously stopped performing.
baked-in	Definitions include: included.
bald man in a boat	Definitions include: clitoris.
barge in	Definitions include: to intrude.
barge in on	Definitions include: See barge in.
Bash one's skull in	Definitions include: To beat someone up, inflict head injury
bat in the cave	Definitions include: visible mucus in one's nostrils.
BBIAB	Definitions include: acronym for "be back in a bit", i.e. "I will return in a short amount of time."
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Other terms relating to 'name':
call (one's) name	Definitions include: to be inviting.
DINO	Definitions include: acronym for "Democrat in Name Only."
IJN	Definitions include: acronym for "in Jesus's name."
in God's name	Definitions include: intensifier, usually expressing confusion or displeasure.
*kick ss and take names**	Definitions include: to beat severely, or defeat severely.
know (one's) own name	Definitions include: Clueless.
name drop	Definitions include: to casually mention association with a well-known person, so as to appear more important.
name of the game, the	Definitions include: the goal.
no-name	Definitions include: unimportant or not well-known.
(one's) middle name	Definitions include: something that one is very good at.
SN	Definitions include: "screen name".
Starbucks name	Definitions include: the name one gives while ordering at Starbucks (or other shops.)
what's-her-name	Definitions include: form of reference for a female who's name one can't remember.
what's-his-name	Definitions include: form of reference for a male who's name one can't remember.
Other terms relating to 'only':
a face that only a mother could love	Definitions include: an ugly face.
DINO	Definitions include: acronym for "Democrat in Name Only."
GPO	Definitions include: acronym for "good for parts only".
ha ha only serious	Definitions include: a joke or "joke" that contains a core of truth.
iff	Definitions include: "if and only if."
wear only a smile	Definitions include: to be naked.
write-only code	Definitions include: source code that is extremely difficult to understand.
YOLO	Definitions include: acronym for "you only live once."
Other terms relating to 'republican':
IOKIYAR	Definitions include: acronym for "It's OK if you're a republican".
Republitard	Definitions include: A derogatory term used to describe an idiotic Republican, or Republicans in general, by a member of an opposing political party.