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Teflon (nickname)

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Teflon is a nickname deriving from the non-stick material Teflon. It is usually used to refer to slippery characters, or to people to whom accusations, scandals, criminal prosecutions, or the like, do not stick.

People with the nickname "Teflon" include:

"Teflon"

  • Angela "Teflon" Merkel (born 1954), German politician and Chancellor (Prime Minister of Germany), variously known as the "Teflon Chancellor" or "Teflon Angie" or "Teflon Merkel" or just "Teflon".[1][2][3][4]

Other people

People with Teflon in their nicknames include:

Teflon "Name"

  • Mark Rutte (born 1967), Dutch politician and Prime Minister of the Netherlands, known as "Teflon Mark".[5]

Telfon "Title"

  • Bertie Ahern (born 1951), Irish politician and former Taoiseach (Prime Minister of Ireland), known as the "Teflon Taoiseach".[6]

References

  1. Noah Barkin (5 June 2013). ""Teflon Angie" averts pre-election blow from drone affair". Reuters.
  2. Narain D. Batra (2013). The First Freedoms and America's Culture of Innovation: The Constitutional Foundations of the Aspirational Society. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 92. ISBN 9781442225886. Search this book on
  3. Emily Schultheis (20 April 2015). "Third term likely for 'Teflon Chancellor' Angela Merkel". Politico.
  4. "Angela "Teflon" Merkel" (in Deutsch). Süddeutsche Zeitung. 29 November 2010.
  5. Jon Henley (14 December 2021). "'Teflon' Mark Rutte set for fourth Dutch term after record-breaking talks". The Guardian.
  6. Paul Hoskins (2 April 2008). "Irish "Teflon Taoiseach" Ahern finally loses shine". Reuters.

See also


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