Joementum en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Biblical Hebrew הוֹסִיף (hosíf)der. Biblical Hebrew יוֹסֵףbor. Middle English Ioseph English Josephclip. English Joe Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyeti Proto-Italic *moweō Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-məntom Proto-Italic *mowementom Latin *movimentum Latin mōmentumbor. English momentum blend English Joementum Blend of Joe + momentum, after Joe Biden (46th President of the United States) and Joe Lieberman (American politician).
Meanings
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(US, rare, uncountable) A wave of enthusiasm for the 2004 presidential campaign of Joe Lieberman (American politician)
[Article title:] 'Joementum' slows as Dems criticize Lieberman as possible FBI choice
[2017 May 22, Ana Radelat, “'Joementum' slows as Dems criticize Lieberman as possible FBI choice”, in Hartford Business Journal, archived from the original on 30 Jul 2026:But this is a long-term vision. A Congress made up of people-powered candidates will have to wait. In the short term, we have to work with the lobbyist-powered candidates we're stuck with in DC. And while we may pick a few off here and there (I'm looking at you, Joementum), it'll be a while before we can get good people-powered candidates into Congress.
2007, Christine Barbour, Matthew J. Streb, Clued in to Politics: a Critical Thinking Reader in American Government, Washington, D.C.: CQ Press, →ISBN, page 307:
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(US, rare, uncountable) A wave of enthusiasm for the 2020 or 2024 presidential campaigns of Joe Biden (46th President of the United States).
Yet this first presidential run was not without its silver linings. The most important of which is that had this [1988] presidential bid ever developed any "Joementum," he probably would be dead.
2023, Alex Marlow, Breaking Biden: Exposing the Hidden Forces and Secret Money Machine Behind Joe Biden, His Family, and His Administration, New York, N.Y.; […]: Threshold Editions, →ISBN, page 15:The "Joementum" spilled into another important Tuesday, as Mr. Biden took command of the race, notching victories in Missouri, Mississippi and Michigan — the biggest prize of the night — in quick succession.
2020 April 8, Isabella Grullón Paz, Matt Stevens, “Joe Biden's 2020 Presidential Campaign: How He Got Here”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 30 Jul 2026:But for now, Biden, 77, has the most important political superpower: momentum (or "Joementum", as his campaign calls it).
2020 March 4, David Smith, “Biden sweeps with 'Joementum' – but Sanders shows he isn't done yet”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 30 Jul 2026:It's time to call this what it is: Joementum.
2022 August 26, Scott Dworkin, “Joementum Has Arrived and It's Propelling Democrats to Victory”, in Newsweek, New York, N.Y.: Newsweek Publishing LLC, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 30 Jul 2026: