Trumpspringa (noun):
A period of national chaos where a democracy flirts with authoritarianism, corruption, and conspiracy-fueled lunacy—only to realize (hopefully) that things like laws, facts, and functioning institutions were actually pretty nice. Inspired by Amish Rumspringa, but instead of teens testing out Red Bull and Wi-Fi, it’s a whole country test-driving fascism before deciding whether to commit to democracy or keep going full KGB Mad Max Thunder Dome.
A period of national chaos where a democracy flirts with authoritarianism, corruption, and conspiracy-fueled lunacy—only to realize (hopefully) that things like laws, facts, and functioning institutions were actually pretty nice. Inspired by Amish Rumspringa, but instead of teens testing out Red Bull and Wi-Fi, it’s a whole country test-driving fascism before deciding whether to commit to democracy or keep going full KGB Mad Max Thunder Dome.
Trumpsringa example usage:
• “Bro, remember when everyone just decided elections didn’t matter and stormed the Capitol? That was peak Trumpspringa.”
• “Yeah, my uncle’s still on Trumpspringa—he thinks he is coming back to save us.”
• “America’s in its Trumpspringa phase. Hopefully, we wake up before we lose our democracy like car keys at a frat party.”
• “Bro, remember when everyone just decided elections didn’t matter and stormed the Capitol? That was peak Trumpspringa.”
• “Yeah, my uncle’s still on Trumpspringa—he thinks he is coming back to save us.”
• “America’s in its Trumpspringa phase. Hopefully, we wake up before we lose our democracy like car keys at a frat party.”
by Old Tuna Hammer March 11, 2025