locofoco

noun pl. locofocos

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

Origin: 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