by Trumpium February 17, 2022
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A contributor to a mailing list for Japanese-English translation that I read reports that the verb obamu is gaining currency on the Kyoto University campus. He writes, “It means something along the lines of, ‘to ignore anything which appears to make you likely to fail or (be) wrong, and blindly surge ahead (preferably chanting, “yes we can, yes we can”)’.” He adds that he heard a friend jokingly try to cheer someone up by saying, “obandoke, omae.” (オバんどけ、お前.)
If I had to translate that on the fly, it would come out something like, “Lighten up and think positive, guy!”
If I had to translate that on the fly, it would come out something like, “Lighten up and think positive, guy!”
by HJ1976 October 21, 2009
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Get the obasunami mug.A word used as a slander for the vaguely leftist doctrines that Barack Obama espouses. The term is exclusively used by neo-conservatives, members of the religious right, and petrified conspiracy theorists.
The term developed out of the widely-held delusion that Obama's policies are anything other then neo-liberal capitalism repackaged and sold to a desperate working class.
The term developed out of the widely-held delusion that Obama's policies are anything other then neo-liberal capitalism repackaged and sold to a desperate working class.
Oh no! Just wait for the Obamunism to start up! He's going to give a small fraction of the money back to the migrant workers who my dad hired under-the-table years ago and, although he is not going to do a single thing to stop the current ecocide of this planet, he is certainly going to hurt my pocketbook!
by Future Primitive April 6, 2009
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Get the Obamulate mug.a. An unclever word play version of Barack Obama's last name.
b. The most insightful word that conservative extremists could come up with to describe a false description of a soon to be great government.
c. A word that only has a bunch of thumbs up votes under it because the previously mentioned conservative extremists have nothing better to do than look up stupid plays on words and attempt to spread lies via the internet.
b. The most insightful word that conservative extremists could come up with to describe a false description of a soon to be great government.
c. A word that only has a bunch of thumbs up votes under it because the previously mentioned conservative extremists have nothing better to do than look up stupid plays on words and attempt to spread lies via the internet.
Bubba: I shure cant stand that damn homo lovin' negra president they elected... HE AINT MY PRESEEEDENT!!!
Sherry Lee (14 years old, wife and sister of Bubba, mother of 3): I figer i agree with ya. Just a bunch of Obem... Obam, um... Obamunism.
Ted: John, lets get the hell outta Alabama.
Sherry Lee (14 years old, wife and sister of Bubba, mother of 3): I figer i agree with ya. Just a bunch of Obem... Obam, um... Obamunism.
Ted: John, lets get the hell outta Alabama.
by ConPhlikt January 8, 2009
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