How do new words get into the dictionary? Answer; It has to be in widespread use. https://www.dictionary.com/e/getting-words-into-dictionaries/ ''Trumpish'', definitely an adjective, and no doubt its definition would add a few pages into the most popular dictionaries. In fact, I've used said adjective several times since I began posting in this forum, for example, one poster excessively exagerated his figures, thus, my response; "Don't be too trumpish'' Trump's loudmouth, lack of wisdom, and distorting the truth are the main reasons why Republicans lost the White House, and the Senate, thus; a. Loudmouth; If you describe someone as a loudmouth, you are critical of them because they talk a lot, especially in an unpleasant, offensive, or stupid way. Tons of examples, such as; ''Raffensperger is an enemy of the people'' b. Lack of wisdom; Lack the ability to think and act using knowledge, experience, understanding, common sense and insight. Tons of examples, such as; Trump suggested injecting disinfectant as a Coronavirus Cure. c. Distorting the truth; Make something no longer true or accurate. Endless examples ---------------
Ah, the definition as an example by your post. But perhaps what you should have used as the word was "Pelosian". Pejorative, uninformed and dictatorial....
I have used the adjective before. It was a couple of years ago. But it got my post deleted. Now it looks like it has a good chance of becoming a real word. I have seen many people use it in other forums. Maybe now it will become acceptable.
Words are not created by the "I'm rubber, you're glue" argument. They are created when two things convene. One is that the word is necessary to describe something not describable by other words. And Trump has been responsible for so much behavior that is completely unprecedented (both by himself and by many of his supporters) that the word has become a necessity. The other is that it becomes widely used, and "trumpish" has the potential to fit both of those requirements.
