rankine is used as a noun or an adjective, much like many new additions to the English language.
It is a derogatory term when used as a noun for a person who is fueled by hate, and/or prejudice, and/or bigotry. When used as an adjective, it describes behavior that is hateful, or bigoted, or prejudiced. The origin of the word is the surname of a writer in England that, as an employee of one of the old scandal sheets or as a freelancer, made his living by digging up dirt. He stalked Caroline Cossey, the lovely English model and actress professionally known as, 'Tula", who was known as a Bond Girl, for 2 years, constantly invading her privacy. He finally succeeded in his hate fueled quest to out her as a transgender woman and it became an international headline which destroyed her career. Caroline was and is one of the most kind-hearted humans on the planet. Bill Rankine sports a surname that sounds very much like a word that would have a negative connotation. Here in the USA, we have had rankines seize power, all the way from the president on down. These rankines and rankinish excuses for humans and taking actions specifically designed to deny food to children, cut benefits for veterans, destroy the environmental protection regulations, increase poverty, make access to voting more difficult, strip women of their equal rights, cancel humanitarian aid programs all over the world, foment civil strife, corrupt the Supreme Court and the Judicial system,
It is a derogatory term when used as a noun for a person who is fueled by hate, and/or prejudice, and/or bigotry. When used as an adjective, it describes behavior that is hateful, or bigoted, or prejudiced. The origin of the word is the surname of a writer in England that, as an employee of one of the old scandal sheets or as a freelancer, made his living by digging up dirt. He stalked Caroline Cossey, the lovely English model and actress professionally known as, 'Tula", who was known as a Bond Girl, for 2 years, constantly invading her privacy. He finally succeeded in his hate fueled quest to out her as a transgender woman and it became an international headline which destroyed her career. Caroline was and is one of the most kind-hearted humans on the planet. Bill Rankine sports a surname that sounds very much like a word that would have a negative connotation. Here in the USA, we have had rankines seize power, all the way from the president on down. These rankines and rankinish excuses for humans and taking actions specifically designed to deny food to children, cut benefits for veterans, destroy the environmental protection regulations, increase poverty, make access to voting more difficult, strip women of their equal rights, cancel humanitarian aid programs all over the world, foment civil strife, corrupt the Supreme Court and the Judicial system,
Trump is such a rankine! Steven Miller is a rankine! Vance is a rankine! Noem is a rankine! Nancy Mace is a rankine! The behavior of most of the GOP and the SCOTUS is so rankinish!
by Tori Clay June 11, 2025