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hopenosis

noun
/həʊpˈnəʊsɪs/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *tōhopōnder. Old English tōhopa Old English hopa Middle English hope English hope English hypnosis blend English hopenosis Blend of hope + hypnosis, in reference to the Barack Obama "Hope" poster.

  1. borrowed from ὕπνωσις
  2. compounded as hopenosis — “hope + hypnosis”

Definitions

  1. Credulous political enthusiasm for Barack Obama.

    • But what should the Obama Cult do now? The man has turned off the switch on the "Hopenosis" and has revealed the "Change Brigade" for the useful idiots they were.
    • they've all by ^([sic]) hopenotized by the hopenosis of the obamanation.

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