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- verb Present participle of
shellac . - noun informal, US A heavy
defeat ,drubbing , orbeating ; used particularly in sports and political contexts.
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Examples
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I think about the only good news from the shellacking is they did hold onto the Senate.
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The results indicated that the extraordinary surge in support for Right-wing candidates and measures, which dealt Mr Obama what he called a "shellacking" in last year's midterm elections, may have retreated.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Jon Swaine 2011
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A shellacking is what President Obama is calling yesterday's elections.
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A shellacking is what President Obama is calling yesterday's elections.
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Democrats have been at the sprawling bayside resort since Thursday afternoon, discussing their strategy and messaging after a midterm shellacking that saw their party lose 63 seats in the House.
Obama pays short visit to House Democratic retreat Felicia Sonmez 2011
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Six weeks ago, in the wake of the Democrats' midterm shellacking, many commentators put the Obama presidency on life support; he was weak, spineless, out of touch.
Ari Berman: Is Obama the New Comeback Kid? Ari Berman 2010
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Even before this month's midterm shellacking, many commentators were saying that Barack Obama was beginning to look like the second coming of Jimmy Carter.
Ari Emanuel: Forget the Carter Comparisons, Obama Is Following in the Footsteps of Harry Truman -- and That's a Very Good Thing Ari Emanuel 2010
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It's a narrative we've heard from the Republican Revolution of 1994 to the recent well-financed media blitz that resulted in the mid-term shellacking of the Democrats.
Bakari Kitwana: Should Terry Gross Go The Way of Juan Williams? Bakari Kitwana 2010
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It's a narrative we've heard from the Republican Revolution of 1994 to the recent well-financed media blitz that resulted in the mid-term shellacking of the Democrats.
Bakari Kitwana: Should Terry Gross Go The Way of Juan Williams? Bakari Kitwana 2010
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Maybe its pure double-speak, or maybe the president has emerged from his midterm shellacking with a new religion.
Obama Bret Stephens 2010
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