outseg, v. U.S. colloq.
(aʊtˈsɛg)
[f. out- 18 + seg, abbrev. of segregationist.]
trans. To support or advocate a more segregationist policy than (someone else).
| 1967 Time 13 Oct. 19 Governors Spiro Agnew of Maryland and Winthrop Rockefeller of Arkansas won office even though their Democratic opponents ‘outsegged’ them. 1970 Manch. Guardian Weekly 4 Apr. 14 Brewer..acquired a reputation as an effective administrator, and, most important, he has no intention of being ‘Out-segged’ by Wallace. 1970 M. Pei Words in Sheep's Clothing xvii. 166 ‘Segregation’, a word that has given rise to such slang abbreviations as ‘seg’ and ‘to outseg’. (Someone was once described as ‘outsegging’ Wallace.) |