# Tricky Dick

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. Nickname for Richard Nixon (1913–1994), president of the United States from 1969 to 1974.

## 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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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