Quayle

Quayle is a surname, most associated in American usage with Dan Quayle, vice president under George H.W.

Bush (1989–1993).

His name became shorthand for political gaffes and perceived intellectual limitations after a series of public stumbles, including correcting a student's correct spelling of "potato" to "potatoe."

politician

Dan

Male nickname, biblical origin

senator · conservative · gaffe · Murphy Brown · campaign · election · administration · Hoosier · Marilyn · debate

surname

genealogy

Study of family descent

lineage · clan · kinship · descent · bloodline · patronymic · forebears · dynasty · relatives · kin

Opposites
political competence perception

QuayleAl Gore

Former vice president, environmentalist

Dick Cheney · Lyndon B. Johnson · Bill Clinton · Barack Obama · Henry Kissinger

political ideology

QuayleAl Gore

Former vice president, environmentalist

Geraldine Ferraro · Joe Biden · Hubert Humphrey · Ted Kennedy · Bernie Sanders

political ideology within GOP

Quaylemoderate Republican

Politically center-right party member

liberal Republican · RINO

Phrases
Family

quail

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Mostly American · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G