HOH Word of the Week: Goat, Goat Food - Roll Call

HOH Word of the Week: Goat, Goat Food

By Jason Dick

Posted December 28, 2015 at 2:31pm

Goat . Derogatory slang for a constituent.

Goat food . Shameless political posturing.

— From “The Congress Dictionary” by Paul Dickson and Paul Clancy

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