orange-American

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Etymology

From orange +‎ American, by analogy with other racial categories such as African-American or white American. Popularized in the 2010s in reference to Donald Trump's allegedly excessive use of tan makeup.

Noun

orange-American (plural orange-Americans)

  1. (humorous, derogatory) A white American who has orange-colored skin, used primarily in reference to Donald J. Trump.
    • 2010 September 7, White Crime Wave, “Boner Hates Fellow Orange-Americans”, in alt.fan.rush-limbaugh (Usenet):
      Now one of Ohio's libtard groups is using the poll results to their own ends, pointing out that [John] Boehner's push to extend the Bush tax cuts would benefit his own elitist subculture of Orange-Americans - including the kids from "The Jersey Shore."
    • 2014 February 18, Anna Merlan, “Donald Trump's Fake Gubernatorial Campaign Will Soon Have a Fake Exploratory Committee”, in The Village Voice:
      Famous orange-American Donald Trump has had a busy few months, feuding with State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, pretending to be friends with recently deceased civil rights icon Nelson Mandela, and fulminating on Twitter about how climate change isn’t real because it’s cold outside during winter.
    • 2016 March 22, Megh Wright, “Larry Wilmore Attempts to Understand a Group of Black Donald Trump Supporters”, in Vulture:
      According to the Trump supporters, their main takeaways are that he's a lot like a rapper, he won't make them slaves, and they're tired of all the jokes, like one of Wilmore's questions: "Are you voting for Trump because, as an orange-American, he's the only remaining candidate of color?"
    • 2017 December 31, Teresita, “Re: Posting religious beliefs”, in alt.atheism (Usenet):
      Well, I've been known to call Trump "Cheetolini" which is racist toward Orange-Americans.

Adjective

orange-American (comparative more orange-American, superlative most orange-American)

  1. (humorous, derogatory) Of or pertaining to an orange-American.
    • 2017 March 10, Jim Zarroli, “Falling Stars: Negative Yelp Reviews Target Trump Restaurants, Hotels”, in NPR:
      "The person who runs these hotels is a giant racist which is pretty ironic for someone who is Orange-American. Would not recommend," said another.

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