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Copperhead

(US, historical, pejorative) Any member of the Democratic party.

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#1·Apr 26, 2026

(US, historical, pejorative) Any member of the Democratic party.

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#2·Apr 26, 2026

(US, historical, slang) A northerner who sympathized with the South or wanted to end hostilities during the American Civil War.

Origin: After the dangerous copperhead snake, to which propagandists of the Republican Party compared Democrats interested in appeasement. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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  • “🎵 #NowPlaying on BFFdotFM: A Little Hand by Copperhead. Tune in now at https://bff.fm/now/@1778059897”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “I ws raised around Rattlers so im ok w them and friendsly Snakes but this os one reason i dont live in the South :) Horror after copperhead snake caught sight of mayor's wife, 39, as her husband grilled salmon at comfortable North Carolina home www.dailymail.com/news/article...”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “It's a rough earthsnake. They are cute as can be. These are what I find most often in my yard. Occasionally I'll find a copperhead or a huge shed from a snake I don't get to see. I wish they'd all come out so I could see who the skin belongs to”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “DEATH BATTLE playing Smash Bros! Copperhead VS Mother Gothel & Colonel”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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