Definitions For Doughface

Noun

DOUGHFACE (plural DOUGHFACEs) (pejorative) a person, especially a politician, who is pliable, moldable like dough.

Derived terms

doughfacism

Etymology

dough + face

Usage notes

In the years leading up to the w:american civil war, united states civil war, "doughface" was used to describe Northerners who espoused sympathies with the Southern w:slave power, slave power. This would most likely be a Northern Democrat who was more allied with the ideology of Southern Democrats than that of the majority of Northerners.

Anagrams

douchefag

Is Doughface a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
19
Words with Friends
21

The word Doughface is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends

Look up a Word

Search the dictionary for definitions, synonyms, antonyms, rhymes, and more!

Cite This Article

Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

WORD SCRAMBLE. THE WORD FINDER located on the website https://www.thewordfinder.com/