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Obamneycare

n. Obamneycare, a merge of Obamacare and Romneycare, is the bipartisan -- and, thus, more neutral -- term for the Affordable Care Act (ACA), proposed by President Barack Obama and signed into law on March 23, 2010, during President Obama's administration.

"Obamneycare" was coined in 2011 by former Governor Tim Pawlenty (R) to disparage primary presidential rival Mitt Romney, former Republican governor of Massachusetts and creator of Romneycare, the template for the ACA. Obamneycare remained in use during the Republican primary season, but in summer 2012, after Romney wrapped up the Republican presidential nomination, the term was censored among Republicans and fell out of use by the media.

In October 2013, after the roll out of the ACA, "Obamneycare" has gained traction as a term that better reflects the bipartisan reality surrounding the ACA.
President Obama said that he designed Obamacare after Romneycare, and basically made it Obamneycare. We now have essentially the same features. The President’s own words is that he patterned in large measure Obamacare after what happened in Massachusetts.” -- Tim Pawlenty, in a Fox News interview, 2011 (Youtube video).
Obamneycare by Bugsz November 21, 2013
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sans sheriff 

Lawless use of fonts or typography, with no regard to aesthetics or legibility
I'm putting this CV straight in the bin. Written totally sans sheriff.
sans sheriff by Jamarley July 3, 2019
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As seen in illustrations or cartoons: Wavy, vertical lines rising above a person, place or thing. Denotes a foul odor.
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schmegegge 

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I don't buy the schmegegge about Morty sleeping with Moira.
His version of the story was pure schmegegge.
The whole schmegegge was made up to get Liz a little bit of attention.
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eye bleach 

Looking or experiencing something nice after witnessing something horrid like a disgusting gif or a disturbing video. Typically used as eye bleach are nice images of whatever makes the disturbed person happy.
"Bleach my eyes! Why is that woman's face ripped off!?"
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"That's good eye bleach."
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Did you see what the traffic engineers want to do to our street? They're going to turn it into a total stroad!
Stroad by hammersklavier February 21, 2012