locofoco

About 0.01 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun Short for locofoco match, a strike-anywhere phosphorus match.
2. noun A member of the Locofoco faction of the New York Democratic Party in the 1830s and 1840s.
3. noun Synonym of Democrat, any member of the US Democratic Party.
4. noun Anyone considered to subscribe to Locofocoism, the general political platform or philosophy of the Locofoco faction.

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Often followed by

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Word family

Locofoco Locofocos