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Kamalanomenon en · PROPN

Etymology

Blend of Kamala + phenomenon, first attested in 2024. Modelled after femininomenon, a blend of feminine + phenomenon used in the 2022 single "Femininomenon", the opening track on Chappell Roan's 2023 studio album The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess.

Meanings

1. (US, informal, neologism) The political and social media momentum of Kamala Harris during her 2024 United States presidential campaign.
   • Explaining the Kamalanomenon (another Chappell Roan reference) is part of Jessica Maddox’s job. […] She spent Sunday evening telling her husband, “because I’m like, 10 days on the internet ahead of him,” about the significance of the coconut tree, which has been a thing for weeks now. 2024 July 23, Maura Judkis, Jesús Rodríguez, “The Kamala Harris meme decoders have entered the chat”, in The Washington Post, archived from the original on 23 Jul 2024:
   • The vibe shift since Harris became the presumptive nominee has been whiplash-inducing, leaving some conservatives suspecting a plot. [see title] 2024 August 2, Michelle Goldberg, “Don’t Listen to the Right. The Kamalanomenon Is Real.”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 09 Oct 2024:

Forms

wikipedia: The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess · wikipedia: Chappell Roan · wikipedia: Femininomenon