Lim ‧ baugh, Rush /ˈlɪmbɔː/ BrE AmE
(1951–) a US radio and television talk show ↑ host . His programmes discuss politics from a ↑ conservative point of view and are very popular. He and the people who telephone his show often talk about political ideas in a very emotional way. In 2003 he said that he was ↑ addict ed to drugs that reduce pain, and he went to a ↑ rehabilitation centre. He is also known for inventing words for insulting people he does not like, for example ‘feminazi’ for ↑ feminist s whose ideas he thinks are too strong or ‘environmental wacko’ for people who strongly support protecting the environment.