Tricky Dick

English

Etymology

Coined in the 1950 United States Senate election in California due to allegations Nixon was deliberately misrepresenting himself as a Democrat. Later associated with the Watergate scandal.

Proper noun

Tricky Dick

1. (slang, historical) Nickname for Richard Nixon (1913–1994), president of the United States from 1969 to 1974.
   • 1950 June 5, Veterans Democratic Committee, “Warning to All Democrats!”, in Los Angeles Daily News:

     Look at “Tricky Dick” Nixon's Republican Record!