How do you pronounce hopenosis?

The recorded pronunciation is /həʊpˈnəʊsɪs/.

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hopenosis

/həʊpˈnəʊsɪs/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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American usage; Derogatory; Slang; Uncountable

"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."
"they've all by ^([sic]) hopenotized by the hopenosis of the obamanation."

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.

hopium

How do you pronounce hopenosis?: The recorded pronunciation is /həʊpˈnəʊsɪs/.
What does hopenosis mean?: Credulous political enthusiasm for Barack Obama.
Where does hopenosis come from?: 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.

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