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Porkulus

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Etymology

Blend of pork + stimulus, coined by Rush Limbaugh in January 2009. See pork barrel (“local or regional state funds”).

  1. borrowed from stimulus
  2. compounded as porkulus — “pork + stimulus”

Definitions

  1. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

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