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napoleon

(historical, _, numismatics, slang) Other subsequent 20-franc coins, notes, or values.

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Trifolium incarnatum; also used in pi. e.Suf. (F.H.), I.W. (B. & H.)

Joseph Wright, English Dialect Dictionary (1898–1905)

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#1·Apr 27, 2026UK

(historical, _, numismatics, slang) Other subsequent 20-franc coins, notes, or values.

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#2·Apr 27, 2026UK

(usually, _, admiringly, _, pejorative) A person resembling Napoleon Bonaparte, (usually) in having come to dominate an area or sphere of activity through ruthlessness or illegality as well as surpassing ability.

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  • “Is Trump Like Napoleon? this Borowitz post is pure history: comparing donOLD and the failed Napoleon III”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Iskandar admiring his prize bull~ Napoleon was another eager applicant for the "QP farm" and now the lucky archer has a full time role <3 perhaps its time for the big guy to get strapped in >:3 #Iskandar #Napoleon #bara”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Is Trump Like Napoleon? open.substack.com/pub/borowitz...”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “I love that Napoleon is wearing a "vote for Pedro" t-shirt”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Third Anti-Christ after Napoleon and Hitler (foretold by Nostradamus) again assails Pope Leo, potentially complicating Rubio’s visit to the Vatican this week. apnews.com/article/trum...”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#3·Apr 27, 2026UK

(historical, _, numismatics, slang) The franc germinal: a 20-franc gold coin issued under Napoleon I of France.

Origin: Borrowed from . In reference to coins, via . In reference to guns and possibly cards, a reference to Napoleon III. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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  • “#TIL about Napoleon's "odd English". Maybe it would amuse to have a side-by-side comparison of Napoleon's with Trump's Odd English.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Every 3-6mo I think about how Tchaikovsky composed the 1812 Overture to commemorate the Russians wrecking Napoleon's 1812 invasion, only for the US to say "Thats about me. That's my thing actually" and playing it at every 4th of July fireworks show Thats nuts. Thats embarassing.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “"Napoleon Bravely Stays the Course on Invasion of Russia." This shameless c@cksucking reads like it was dictated by the WH itself, except that it's not full of typos, spelling errors, and random capitalization. The WSJ has become useless even for wrapping fish.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • ““Somehow, Napoleon returned.” -The Duke of Wellington”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “It took Napoleon just over 100 days to get to Waterloo Wade's done it in 39!”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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