Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

atari democrat

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.96 in modern English

Syllables: atar-i demo-crat
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of the US Democratic Party who emphasizes the role of high tech, in particular information technology, for economic growth.

American usage; Informal

noun

Alternative letter-case form of Atari Democrat.

Example Sentences

"[Paul] Tsongas was, perhaps, the original neoliberal and Atari Democrat. In 1980, he had shocked the audience at an Americans for Democratic Action gathering by urging them to focus on economic growth rather than the redistribution of wealth and by advocating the deregulation of natural gas prices."
"When Walter Mondale, a traditional New Deal liberal […] lost by a wide margin to Reagan in the presidential election of 1984, the Atari Democrats joined a larger group of frustrated Democratic officials to found the Democratic Leadership Council (DLC)."

Etymology

From Atari, a prominent video game system in the 1970s and early 1980s.

Usage

American usage
Informal

Inflected Forms

Atari Democrats (plural)

Phrases

boll weevil Reagan Democrat

Frequently Paired Words

boll weevil Reagan Democrat

Questions

What does atari democrat mean?: A member of the US Democratic Party who emphasizes the role of high tech, in particular information technology, for economic growth.
Where does atari democrat come from?: From Atari, a prominent video game system in the 1970s and early 1980s.

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