Apartheid Clyde

English

Etymology

From a rhyming pun combining the masculine name Clyde with a reference to Musk's birth in apartheid-era South Africa.

Proper noun

Apartheid Clyde

  1. (derogatory) A nickname for South African-born tech entrepreneur Elon Musk.
    Synonyms: Elmo, Elno, Elongated Muskrat, Phony Stark, Space Karen
    • 2022 January, Chanda Prescod-Weinstein, “Becoming Martian”, in The Baffler‎[1], number 61:
      We are apparently stuck here together, Apartheid Clyde and I.
    • 2024 September 4, Rhian Lubin, “X users play Elon Musk at his own game after he posts AI image of Harris as communist dictator”, in The Independent‎[2]:
      One account posted an AI image of Musk in a Nazi uniform, writing: “Apartheid Clyde in all his glory spreading misinformation - so here we are! Thank Grok! Can you believe Elon wears that outfit??”
    • 2024 September 7, Arwa Mahdawi, “Elon Musk is intrigued by the idea women can’t think freely because of 'low T'”, in The Guardian‎[3]:
      In recent months, Apartheid Clyde (as he is nicknamed) has been doing his best to get Donald Trump elected by any means possible.
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Apartheid Clyde.
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