TACO

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See also: Taco, taco, and tacó

English

Etymology 1

Abbreviation

Noun

TACO (countable and uncountable, plural TACOs)

  1. (pathology) Initialism of transfusion-associated circulatory overload.

Etymology 2

This English term is a hot word. Its inclusion on Wiktionary is provisional.

Coined by journalist Robert Armstrong in 2025 for the Financial Times on May 2 in a newspaper column. Named after President of the United States Donald J. Trump

Alternative forms

Phrase

TACO

  1. (US, politics, business, neologism) Acronym of Trump always chickens out.
    • 2025 May 28, Aimee Picchi, “Trump was asked about the "TACO" trade and called it a "nasty question." Here's what it means.”, in CBS News‎, archived from the original on June 1, 2025:
      This is the TACO theory: Trump Always Chickens Out," Armstrong wrote on May 2.
    • 2025 May 28, Ali Bianco, “Trump’s not happy about Wall Street’s name for tariff flip-flops”, in POLITICO‎, archived from the original on June 1, 2025:
      The “TACO” trades, first coined by the Financial Times, are one of the ways Wall Street has managed to profit from the chaos of the Trump administration.

Proper noun

TACO

  1. (humorous, ironic, derogatory, slang, US politics) A nickname for Donald Trump (US president from 2017 to 2021 and since 2025)
    • 2025 June 18, “The tepid theatrics of Trump’s parade”, in Washington Post‎ (Sign held by demonstrator in photograph):
      Who Went To VIETNAM In TACO’S PLACE?

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References

  1. ^ Aimee Picchi (2025 May 28) “Trump was asked about the "TACO" trade and called it a "nasty question." Here's what it means.”, in CBS News‎, CBS, archived from the original on June 1, 2025

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