A phrase which can be used at the end of any political statement which seems to borrow from postmodernism, but is still coherent and anchored at least partly in reality. Postmodernists often sound theoretically vague or obfuscating, which is anathema to many on the political Left. Other leftists, however, embrace some selection of postmodernist theory, but may not want to be associated with all that is labeled postmodern. And so "no pomo" is used to allow for such statements by preempting dogmatic leftist tirades and flame wars.
"No pomo" is a reference to the phrase "no homo," used by masculine straight men to allow them to compliment their comrades by preempting the accusation of being "gay."
"No pomo" is a reference to the phrase "no homo," used by masculine straight men to allow them to compliment their comrades by preempting the accusation of being "gay."
"While the class struggle is clearly a critical component to any meaningful revolutionary politic, one cannot ignore the intersections of race, class, gender, sexuality and ability, as well as the nuanced and problematic issues of essentialism and identity in general ... no pomo."
by m(A)tt January 7, 2010
Short for Permanent Open Market Operations.
The mechanism by which the Federal Reserve manipulates the stock market.
The mechanism by which the Federal Reserve manipulates the stock market.
It is no secret that the Federal Reserve, and its now semi-daily interventions in market liquidity via POMO, is rather hell bent on creating the illusion that the economy is alive and well courtesy of a ramping stock market.
by boofmcboof December 3, 2010
by I'm a POMO now February 9, 2019
by Twitchy McSpasm August 22, 2003
the Price Of Missing Out. you'll pay it if you sleep too much, leave the party early, don't expand the horizons of yr social sphere, et cetera, et cetera.
"That shitfucker left the dancefloor just as shit got wild! Oh well, somebody's gotta pay the POMO."
"You may mock my FOMO, but I simply cannot afford the POMO. That is just too expensive for a young boy such as myself."
"You may mock my FOMO, but I simply cannot afford the POMO. That is just too expensive for a young boy such as myself."
by goldfuckr June 18, 2014
Early usage of the term pomo dates from 1991 when Pomo Afro Homo, an African American gay theatrical collective, premiered "Fierce Love" at Josie's in San Francisco's Castro district. "Pomo" is short for post-modern, plus "Afro" plus "Homo" was about as avant guard as you could get in those dark days. "Fierce Love" was a seminal play during the height of the AIDS epidemic and it dramatised a number of issues about masculinity and sexuality that were very difficult in the community at the time. Important derivation.
by Ali Bendo May 5, 2008