pork-chopper

pork-chop·per

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Definitions of pork-chopper word

noun pork-chopper a labor official put on the union payroll as a reward for past loyalty or services. 1
noun pork-chopper any legislator, political appointee, official, etc., who is primarily interested in personal gain or the perquisites of power. 1

before 1945

One of the 6% newest English words

1945-50, Americanism; porkchop + -er1; probably from the use of “porkchop” as a metaphor for livelihood, especially one acquired with little effort

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