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Lame duck - the meaning and origin of this phrase. ... The description of 'lame duck' is often applied to politicians who are known to be in their final term of office, when colleagues and electors look toward a successor. ... The actual origin of the term is nothing to do with politics though and is quite specific in meaning.
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In Reply to: Lame duck posted by Sax on May 30, 2003 ... : Can you please tell me the origin of this phrase? Thank you...Sax ... LAME DUCK - "an officeholder whose power is diminished because he is soon to leave office, as a result of defeat or statutory limitation.'lame duck' was originally an eighteenth-century import...
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Lame duck (politics) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A lame duck is an elected official who is approaching the end of his or her tenure, and especially an official whose successor has already been elected. The status can be due to •having lost a re-el...
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The phrase "lame duck" comes to us from Aesop's Fables, specifically the tale of Androcles and the Duck. It seems that an escaped slave named Androcles encountered a ferocious duck in the forest. But rather than eating the terrified slave, the duck merely asked Androcles to pull a thorn from his paw, or foot, or whatever.
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This got me to wondering about the origin of the phrase "lame duck." We use it to describe an office-holder whose replacement has been elected but not sworn in. It connotes a sense of being crippled, even though the lame duck still holds the full powers of office.
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Cohen suggests the origin dates back to 1840s New York City fraudster Aleck Hoag, who, with his wife posing as a prostitute, would rob the customers. Hoag bribed the police to escape prosecution, but ultimately paid the price for being too clever when he tried to cut the police out of the deal, leading to the pair's arrest.
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A trader or investor who makes poor trades and ends up with heavy losses over time would be considered a lame duck. Often, if a trader goes bankrupt, it is not the result of one bad trade but a long string of them - such a trader is called a lame duck ... What is the origin of the expression 'lame duck'? Read answer...
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Definition of lame duck from Webster's New World College Dictionary. Meaning of lame duck. Pronunciation of lame duck. Definition of the word lame duck. Origin of the word lame duck. ... Dictionary Home » Webster's New World College Dictionary » lame duck...
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What is the origin of the phrase lame duck? ... From Theodore Roosevelt in 1901, who regretted that while serving as vice president under William McKinley, he was as ineffectual as a lame duck ... From 18th-century England, where lame duck described a businessman who could not pay his debts...
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