spin doctor
spin doctor · spin doctors · spin doctored · spin doctoring
To generate spinTo generate spin (a favorable interpretation or bias).
» The press secretary is the president's spin doctor.
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1 senses(idiomatic)To generate spin (a favorable interpretation or bias).
Examples
2 sentencesThe press secretary is the president's spin doctor.
Alastair Campbell was well-respected among spin doctors of his time.
Origin
From spin (“a favorable comment or interpretation”) + doctor. First use appears c. 1984 inFrom spin (“a favorable comment or interpretation”) + doctor. First use appears c. 1984 in the New York Times.
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Forms
spin doctors, spin doctoring, spin doctored, spin doctored| Base form | spin doctor · to spin doctor |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | spin doctors |
| Present participle | spin doctoring |
| Past simple | spin doctored |
| Past participle | spin doctored |
regular
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedspin-doctored
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.