Meanings
nounhopenosis (uncountable)
- USderogatoryrareslanguncountablegovernmentCredulous political enthusiasm for Barack Obama.
they've all by ^([sic]) hopenotized by the hopenosis of the obamanation.
2009 February 27, AllEmailDeletedImmediately [username], “Re: What's Up With Food Prices?”, in misc.consumers.frugal-living (Usenet)1 more example
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 January 22, Alex Knepper, “Obama's cabinet appointments contradict with message”, in The Mirror (Fairfield University), volume 34, number 15, page 3
Origin
- Proto-West Germanic*tōhopōn
- Old Englishtōhopa
- Old Englishhopa
- Middle Englishhope
- Englishhope
- Proto-Indo-European*swep-
- Proto-Indo-European*supnós
- Proto-Hellenic*húpnos
- Ancient Greekὕπνος (húpnos)
- Ancient Greekὑπνόω (hupnóō)
- Ancient Greekὕπνωσις (húpnōsis)
- Englishhypnosis
- Englishhopenosis
Blend of hope + hypnosis, in reference to the Barack Obama "Hope" poster.
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