The practices, behavior, or characteristics typical of a carpetbagger; opportunistic exploitation of a place or group for personal gain.
From carpetbagger with the suffix '-y' or '-ery' (meaning practices or behavior of), similar to how 'rascal' becomes 'rascality.'
This word shows how English creates whole new concepts from specific historical moments—one luggage style plus one era of politics equals a timeless term for corruption!
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