English
hopenosishopenosis
Blend of hope + hypnosis, in reference to the Barack Obama "Hope" poster.
A blend of hope + hypnosis
Proto-West Germanic *hopōn ‘to wait in anticipation’
Old English hopian
Middle English hopen ‘to hope’
English hope
Proto-Indo-European *supnós ‘sleep’
Proto-Hellenic *húpnos
Ancient Greek ὕπνος ‘sleep, slumber’
Ancient Greek ὑπνόω ‘to put to sleep’
Ancient Greek ὕπνωσις
English hypnosis
Today it means
noun Credulous political enthusiasm for Barack Obama.
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Etymograph / hopenosis
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