hopenosis en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /həʊpˈnəʊsɪs/
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *tōhopōnder. Old English tōhopa Old English hopa Middle English hope English hope Proto-Indo-European *swep-der. Proto-Indo-European *supnós Proto-Hellenic *húpnos Ancient Greek ὕπνος (húpnos) Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-oyétider.? Ancient Greek -όω (-óō) Ancient Greek ὑπνόω (hupnóō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σις (-sis) Ancient Greek ὕπνωσις (húpnōsis)lbor. English hypnosis blend English hopenosis Blend of hope + hypnosis, in reference to the Barack Obama "Hope" poster.
Meanings
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(US, derogatory, rare, slang, uncountable) 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.
2009 January 22, Alex Knepper, “Obama's cabinet appointments contradict with message”, in The Mirror (Fairfield University), volume 34, number 15, page 3: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):