# RINO

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #51,957

## Definitions
1. Acronym of Republican in name only, typically used by conservative members of the U.S. Republican Party to describe liberal Republicans or Republicans seen as liberals.

## Etymology
Attested from December 1992.

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