Michigander
Pronunciation
Origin
Attributed to Abraham Lincoln, in a speech of July 27, 1848, as pejorative reference to Lewis Cass, Michigan politician:
Michigan Today News. "Talking About Words". University of Michigan News Service. September 15, 2003.
There is one entire article of the sort I have not discussed yet; I mean the military tale you Democrats are now engaged in dovetailing onto the great Michigander.
Ostensibly coined as a Michigangander ("male goose, simpleton") (punning on “tale†and “(dove)tail(ing)â€), later reanalyzed as Michigan + -d- (epenthetic) + -er("resident of").
Full definition of Michigander
Noun
Michigander
(plural Michiganders)- One who lives in or comes from Michigan.
Usage notes
Preferred but not universal endonym for residents of Michigan. A 2011 poll of Michigan residents found 58% preferred Michigander, 12% preferred Michiganian, 12% had no preference, and 11% did not like either term.