maga
maga Lexical Profile
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• adjective
American Relating to, characteristic of, or supporting the political movement associated with Donald Trump's campaign slogan 'Make America Great Again'.
"The rally attracted thousands of MAGA voters waving flags and wearing red caps."
• noun
American An acronym for 'Make America Great Again', a campaign slogan and populist conservative political movement popularized by U.S. President Donald Trump, or an adherent of this movement.
"Analysts debated the long-term influence of MAGA on the platform of the Republican Party."
In Nigerian slang, a gullible person or fool who is easily swindled, especially the victim of an advance-fee internet fraud.
"The cybercriminals boasted about how quickly they had convinced the maga to wire the money."
An endemic Puerto Rican evergreen tree (Thespesia grandiflora) of the mallow family, cultivated for its durable dark timber and large, hibiscus-like crimson flowers.
Word Nuance & Usage
When referring to the American political slogan or movement, the term is typically written in all capital letters as 'MAGA'. In Nigerian English slang, it is written in lowercase and used derogatorily for a gullible fraud victim.
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Word Origin & Etymology
As a political term, it is an acronym for 'Make America Great Again', a campaign slogan first used by Ronald Reagan in 1980 and popularized by Donald Trump in 2016. In Nigerian Pidgin, the slang noun derives from the Yoruba word 'múgùn', meaning a fool or easily deceived person.