locofoco
locofoco
Definition
☆ loco·foco (lō′kō fō′kō)
noun pl. -·cos
- Historical a cigar or match ignited by friction
- a faction of the Democratic Party in New York (c. 1835)
- a member of this faction
- 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
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- lockup
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- locknut
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- locomotion
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- locomotor ataxia
- locoweed
- Locris
- locular
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