joementum
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A wave of enthusiasm for the 2004 presidential campaign of Joe Lieberman (American politician)
American usage; Uncountable
noun
A wave of enthusiasm for the 2020 or 2024 presidential campaigns of Joe Biden (46th President of the United States).
American usage; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "[Article title:] 'Joementum' slows as Dems criticize Lieberman as possible FBI choice"
- "But for now, Biden, 77, has the most important political superpower: momentum (or "Joementum", as his campaign calls it)."
- "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."
- "It's time to call this what it is: Joementum."
- "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."
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).
Usage
- American usage
- Uncountable