Hispandering
n.—Gloss: pandering to Hispanics. «The Scrum pays close attention to the 2004 presidential race, noticing Dick Gephardt’s recent Hispandering proposal to “legalize undocumented immigrants who have lived in the United States for five years and worked in the country for two years,” which should have generated more controversy than it did.» —“Trustworthy Blogging!” by Mickey Kaus Slate July 29, 2002. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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