Governator
Bodybuilder turned governor
Governator blends governor and Terminator, coined for Arnold Schwarzenegger when he became California's governor in 2003.
The portmanteau references his famous film role while acknowledging his political office.
The term is playful and specific to Schwarzenegger, though it occasionally appears in humorous references to other governors: The Governator signed the bill today.
Austrian bodybuilder politician
- ArnoldMasculine Germanic name
- HollywoodAmerican film industry center
- bodybuilderCompetitive physique athlete
- blockbusterEnormously successful entertainment property
superstar · icon · muscleman · box-office · A-lister · fame · star · cinema
West coast megastate
- SacramentoCalifornia seat of government
- RepublicanGOP party member
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
bipartisan · legislation · policy · term · ballot · incumbent · referendum · initiative
Informal substitute name
- coinageInvented term or currency
- neologismNewly created expression
- wordplayVerbal wit techniques
- mashupCombined creative fusion
media · tabloid · headline · pundit · satirical · affectionate · irreverent · pop-culture
Schwarzenegger
Austrian bodybuilder politician
- ArnoldMasculine Germanic name
- HollywoodAmerican film industry center
- bodybuilderCompetitive physique athlete
blockbuster · superstar · icon · muscleman · box-office · A-lister · fame · star · cinema · red-carpet
California
West coast megastate
- SacramentoCalifornia seat of government
- RepublicanGOP party member
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
administration · bipartisan · legislation · policy · term · ballot · incumbent · referendum · initiative · environmentalism
nickname
Informal substitute name
mashup · media · tabloid · headline · pundit · satirical · affectionate · irreverent · pop-culture · slang
Governatorordinary citizen
constituent · voter · powerless · nobody · private citizen
Governatorweakling
Feeble person
wimp · milquetoast · pencil-neck · nerd · Woody Allen
government, governor, governing, governors, governments, governess, governmental, ungovernable, terminator