# Michigander

> English word · Noun · IPA [ˈmɪ.ʃəˌɡæn.dɚ]

## Definitions
1. A native or resident of the state of Michigan in the United States of America.
2. In particular, a man from Michigan, contrasted with a Michigoose (“woman from Michigan”).

## Etymology
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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”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/michigander