doughface
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- (derogatory) A person, especially a politician, who is perceived to be pliable or moldable.
- In particular, in the antebellum United States, a Northerner who espoused sympathies with the Southern Slave Power, especially a Northern Democrat who was more allied with the ideology of Southern Democrats than that of the majority of Northerners.
- (dated, obsolete, derogatory) A face that resembles dough in its appearance or color; a face that is bloated, pale or plump.