maga

noun

1. Thespesia grandiflora, a tree native to Puerto Rico also planted elsewhere for its fairness and the working properties of its wood.
2. (Africa, Nigeria, West, alt-of, alternative)Alternative form of mugu.
3. (US)A follower of the political philosophy of Donald Trump.

   “A terrified mob of these MAGAs in their red hats had gathered in the town square screaming: “Where’s Sarah? Where’s Sarah? She promised to make Stars Hollow great again! She’s the only one who can save us!””

   “A different study by political scientists found that Trump’s anti-immigrant ravings actually inspired more white people to vote against him than it did white MAGAs to vote for him.”

   “Trump, a man devoted to television like it’s religion, likely couldn’t give a damn, but the RNC, the state parties, and the various victory committees will be working their asses off to deploy MAGAs into the field.”

   “There were two problems for an African American in Washington DC, during a MAGA rally. First, there were too many pro-Trump MAGAs in town. Worse, there were lots of police officers too. […] At Harry’s Bar a few blocks from the hotel, Money B had apparently made friends because these MAGAs turned out to be fans of his famous songs, like “The Humpty Dance.””

   “Many of the founders and leaders of today’s populist parties now just aren’t like their followers. The followers either don’t know – there are plenty of vox pops where Magas (Make American Great Agains) still describe Trump as a self-made man – or don’t care: all this fussing about class origins and elite linkages is just what bitter, twisted liberals do.”

4. (UK, alt-of)Alternative letter-case form of MAGA (“Make America Great Again”).

   “In America today this takes at least two forms: tight-fitting clothes that display the shoulders, biceps and thighs (see the straining suit seams of Jeff Bezos and the younger Magas) […].”

5. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, nonstandard, uncountable)Ellipsis of Krav Maga (“contact combat”).

phrase

1. (US, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of)Acronym of Make America Great Again.

   “The 17-year-old told a CBS affiliate the Maga hats - a staple of President Trump's campaign - are a "racist and hateful symbol." ¶ According to the sheriff's office, the student began verbally attacking her peer on Monday because of the Maga hat, before grabbing and hurling it to the ground.”

   ““Four more years!” the incumbent’s backers called out even louder, largely unencumbered by face coverings. ¶ “Black Lives Matter!” ¶ “Black Lives MAGA!””

   ““Mitch knows he can’t take Trump off the table there,” Scott Reed, a longtime G.O.P. strategist, said of the calculations of Mitch McConnell, the Senate majority leader. “He needs him to energize the MAGA crowd.””

2. (UK, alt-of)Alternative letter-case form of MAGA (“Make America Great Again”).

   “The 17-year-old told a CBS affiliate the Maga hats - a staple of President Trump's campaign - are a "racist and hateful symbol." ¶ According to the sheriff's office, the student began verbally attacking her peer on Monday because of the Maga hat, before grabbing and hurling it to the ground.”

   “The millions that Willis says he stands to make from a Maga-endorsed YMCA presumably makes it easier for him and his associates to put on all the bells and whistles (well, fringe and leather) for an administration set on a scorched-earth approach to LGBTQ+ protections.”

   “For those used to her softer sensibilities, Taylor's current lifestyle is giving Maga energy. It's brazen, proud and 10-carat garish. It's Ralph Lauren and USA.”

adj

1. (US)Following the political philosophy of Donald Trump; Trumpist.

   “MAGA Republicans”

   “The coverage among opinion hosts on Fox News has also been overwhelmingly positive. Fox News host Laura Ingraham called the capture of Maduro “quintessentially Maga”.”

name

1. (UK, abbreviation, alt-of, historical)Abbreviation of Blackwood's Magazine (1817–1980).

   “In 1817 he connected himself definitively with Blackwood's Magazine, or "Maga."”