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English
Etymology
Blend of hope + hypnosis, in reference to the Barack Obama "Hope" poster.
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hopenosis (uncountable)
- (US politics, slang, rare, derogatory) Credulous political enthusiasm for Barack Obama.
2009 January 22, Alex Knepper, “Obama's cabinet appointments contradict with message”, in The Mirror (Fairfield University), volume 34, number 15, page 3: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.
2009 February 27, AllEmailDeletedImmediately , “Re: What's Up With Food Prices?”, in misc.consumers.frugal-living (Usenet):they've all by hopenotized by the hopenosis of the obamanation.
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