TACO

Abbreviation

TACO (countable and uncountable, plural TACOs)

1. (pathology) Initialism of transfusion-associated circulatory overload.

Coined by journalist Robert Armstrong in 2025 for the Financial Times on May 2 in a newspaper column. Named after President of the United States Donald J. Trump ^[1]

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TACO

1. (US politics, neologism) Acronym of Trump always chickens out.
   • 2025 May 28, Aimee Picchi, “Trump was asked about the "TACO" trade and called it a "nasty question." Here's what it means.”, in CBS News‎^[2], archived from the original on 1 June 2025:

     This is the TACO theory: Trump Always Chickens Out," Armstrong wrote on May 2.

   • 2025 May 28, Ali Bianco, “Trump’s not happy about Wall Street’s name for tariff flip-flops”, in POLITICO‎^[3], archived from the original on 1 June 2025:

     The “TACO” trades, first coined by the Financial Times, are one of the ways Wall Street has managed to profit from the chaos of the Trump administration.

   • 2025 August 7, Jonathan Lemire, “Things Aren’t Going Donald Trump’s Way”, in The Atlantic‎^[4], archived from the original on 7 August 2025:

     This time, Trump appeared to relish declaring that there would not be another TACO moment, writing on social media last night, “IT’S MIDNIGHT!!! BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN TARIFFS ARE NOW FLOWING INTO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!”

TACO

1. (US politics, slang, derogatory, humorous, ironic) Nickname for Donald Trump (born 1946), president of the United States (2017–2021, 2025–present).
   • 2025 June 18, “The tepid theatrics of Trump’s parade”, in The Washington Post‎^[5] (Sign held by demonstrator in photograph), archived from the original on 17 June 2025:

     Who Went To VIETNAM In TACO’S PLACE?

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