Michigander
English · Thesaurus
AI In plain words
Writing a short explanation…
Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.
Michigander
- [ˈmɪ.ʃəˌɡæn.dɚ]
Where it comes from
]
Attributed to Abraham Lincoln, in a speech of July 27, 1848, as pejorative reference to Lewis Cass, Michigan politician:
: There is one entire article of the sort I have not discussed yet; I mean the military tale you Democrats are now engaged in dovetailing onto the great Michigander.
Ostensibly coined as a blend of Michigan + gander (“male goose, simpleton”) (punning on “tale” and “(dove)tail(ing)”). Alternatively from and/or later reanalyzed as Michigan + -d- (epenthetic) + -er (“resident of”).
noun Michiganders
- A native or resident of the state of Michigan in the United States of America.
- In particular, a man from Michigan, contrasted with a Michigoose (“woman from Michigan”). Where is the little Michigander or Michigoose who is plugging along, so contentedly ensconced in his bi-valve surroundings as not to be touched by even an echo of the great state meeting of his profession?
Similar: Michiganian, Michiganer
Thesaurus
noun
Similar: Michiganian, Michiganer
Talk about this word "Michigander." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/michigander. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Michigander. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/michigander "Michigander." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/michigander.Cite this
@misc{michigander_2026,
title = {Michigander},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/michigander},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
