I noticed a slogan in the past presidential election: Love Trumps hate.
At first I thought “Trumps”referred to people who supported Trump, and a “what” was omitted. Only “Love what Trumps hate” made any sense to me. But now I’m not so sure.
What does it mean?
Edited: I found it in Twitter hashtag from a pro-Clinton.
Answer
No, it’s a pun, on the verb “trump” meaning “beat” or “score higher than” (from Whist-like card games in which one suit, or certain cards are “trumps”, which beat any card that isn’t a trump).
So the primary meaning is fully grammatical, with “trumps” as the verb. The secondary meaning is not quite clear, but I take it to mean “[the] love [that] Trumps [i.e. Trump and his supporters] hate”.
Attribution
Source : Link , Question Author : AsaMyth , Answer Author : Colin Fine
