Johnsonomics

noun

Etymology

Blend of Johnson + economics, equivalent to Johnson + -nomics.

derived from *nem-✻ — “to distribute; to give; to take”
derived from *weyḱ-✻ — “(verb) to enter in; to settle; (noun) settlement”
derived from οἰκονομῐκός — “skilled in household management; frugal, thrifty, economical”
derived from oeconomicus — “(noun) household manager, housekeeper, steward; (adjective) relating to orderly arrangement of written material”
derived from iconomike — “(noun) household management; person in charge of household management; (adjective) relating to household management; relating to domestic or family matters; relating to management of a state; reducing costs or expenses, economical”
derived from iconomique
inherited from economike
compounded as johnsonomics — “Johnson + economics”

1
Economic policies associated with the administration of Lyndon B. Johnson, 1963–1969.
- With interest on the national debt at $100 billion annually, and the total debt at $1 trillion, these figures are not Reaganomics but Johnsonomics coming home to roost with an assist from Richard Nixon, Jerry Ford and Jimmy Carter.
- This has been the going rate for as long as I can recall, and that goes back long before Reaganomics or Johnsonomics, or just about any nomics that can be mentioned.
- The Eagle quotes Professor Shapiro as being “infuriated by Reagonomics.” Would he be less infuriated by Trumanomics or Johnsonomics, with another nice little war to drive the suicide rate down?

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA