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locofoco Definition

☆ loco·foco (lō′kō fō′kō)

noun pl. -·cos

  1. Historical a cigar or match ignited by friction
    1. a faction of the Democratic Party in New York (c. 1835)
    2. a member of this faction
  3. Archaic any Democrat

Etymology: coined (c. 1834) after loco(motive), interpreted as “self-(moving)” + It fuoco, fire < L focus: see focus: sense from the use of such matches in Tammany Hall, Oct. 22, 1835, by one faction to restore lights extinguished by another

Browse dictionary entries near locofoco

  1. ‹ loco-
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  5. ‹ lockup
  6. ‹ locksmith
  7. ‹ lockout
  8. ‹ locknut
  9. ‹ lockmaster
  10. ‹ lockmaker
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