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Nixonomics

noun

Etymology

Blend of Nixon + economics, equivalent to Nixon + -nomics. Coined in a speech of the same title by Walter Heller in October 1969. This is believed to be the first such term coined by blending a president's surname with the word "economics." http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0CEEDB153AF932A35752C1A964958260 Similar blends have been used to describe the economic policies of all subsequent US presidents, though Fordonomics is rare.

  1. derived from *nem-✻ — “to distribute; to give; to take”
  2. derived from *weyḱ-✻ — “(verb) to enter in; to settle; (noun) settlement”
  3. derived from οἰκονομῐκός — “skilled in household management; frugal, thrifty, economical”
  4. derived from oeconomicus — “(noun) household manager, housekeeper, steward; (adjective) relating to orderly arrangement of written material”
  5. 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”
  6. derived from iconomique
  7. inherited from economike
  8. compounded as nixonomics — “Nixon + economics”

Definitions

  1. The economic policies of the Richard Nixon administration, 1969-1974.

    • Senators William Proxmire and Hubert Humphrey, among others, hinted that the new Nixonomics may be due for some design changes when it reaches the Senate.

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