AuH₂O

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Au and H₂O being the chemical formulae for gold and water, respectively.

Proper noun[edit]

AuH₂O

  1. Barry Goldwater.
    • 1962 May 24, “Sign for Egghead Conservatives”, in Lakeland Ledger:
      A campaign poster [] reads: "AUH2O in MCMLXIV."
    • 1966, Herbert Faulkner West, The Impecunious Amateur Looks Back:
      Were I AuH₂O, I would be a little more careful about the verbiage I scatter like water [] over the political scene.
    • 2001, Edward Alexander McKenzie, Scorpion's Sting:
      Ron had [the desk] custom made from a laminated campaign sign proclaiming "Goldwater in '64". Attached [] and laminated [was] the famous bumper sticker "AuH2O", a must for Arizona Republicans during Barry's run[.]