Where does “GOP” come from?

GOP (English) comes from Russian го́п — go!, hop! encouraging someone to jump, hop, or leap, or exclaimed while jumping or leaping.

GOP (English): The Republican Party, one of the two major political parties in the United States

Definitions

  1. The Republican Party, one of the two major political parties in the United States

Ancestry of “GOP”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianго́пgo!, hop! encouraging someone to jump, hop, or leap, or exclaimed while jumping or leaping

Words derived from “GOP”

Every word from Russian го́п →