romneyed

loss of a job or income due to corporate merger or acquisition by investment bankers utilizing a leveraged buyout approach

Employees of Dade Behring were romneyed when the company saddled from debt due to a leveraged buyout, needed to layoff thousands

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Romney

(verb) to defecate in terror

This colloquialism originates in the infamous and widely publicized 1983 incident where Mitt Romney strapped his Irish setter, Seamus, to the roof of his car whilst driving to Canada, causing the terrified dog to defecate.

"The door of the cab literally GRAZED my knee as it whizzed by. I nearly Romneyed!"

"The best part of working a haunted house is seeing the big tough dudebro types trying not to romney in front of their girlfriends."

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Romney

"The three and a half hour in which a grown man running for president can change his deeply held conviction to its opposite."

Based on Jon Stewart's criticism that Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney changed his opinion on a contraception bill within 3.5 hours.

Jon Stewart: "Oh my god, we've been sitting in this car for two and a half Romneys now!"

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Romneying

Accidentally bragging about your place high up in the economic stratosphere is Romneying.

Credited to David Weigel in his 2012 post for Slate title "Introducing: Romneying"

Romneying Example 1: Asked by the AP reporter if he follows NASCAR, Romney responded, "Not as closely as some of the most ardent fans. But I have some great friends who are NASCAR team owners."

Romneying Example 2: Romney said he owns a Ford Mustang and a pick-up truck while his wife, Ann, drives "a couple of Cadillacs," in an offhand remark during a question-and-answer session after a speech on economic policy.

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romney

A measurement of tax rate, equal to 13.9% of income.

My tax rate is 36%, or about 2.6 romneys.

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romney

verb: (1) to fire someone with glee

(2) to be fired

(3) outsourcing; to gut a company, send American jobs overseas, then claim to have created jobs (in India)

Examples:
(a)"He romneyed the whole department, I think he got an erection doing it!"

(b) "I got romneyed last week after 23 years on the job; they even took my pension!"

(c) "He increased profits by romneying the IT department to India; but hey, he created all those jobs!

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The Romney

The act of sexual depravity that occurs when Mitt Romney both sucks a man's dick and fucks him in the ass at the same time.

Hey guys, I've been having a bad day, the Democrats just killed us again in another election. Would someone mind giving me "The Romney" to brighten my spirits?