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Colbert bump

Colbert bump proper noun: a spike in a politician's popularity following an appearance with, or promotion by the comedian Stephen Colbert.

Proper noun

Colbert bump

  1. (US, idiomatic, informal) A spike in a politician's popularity following an appearance with, or promotion by the comedian Stephen Colbert.

Questions about Colbert bump

What does Colbert bump mean?
Colbert bump means a spike in a politician's popularity following an appearance with, or promotion by the comedian Stephen Colbert.
What part of speech is Colbert bump?
Colbert bump is a proper noun.

Words near Colbert bump in the dictionary

  1. Colbeck
  2. Colbecks
  3. Colberg
  4. Colbergs
  5. Colbert
  6. Colbert bump
  7. Colbert County
  8. Colbert sauce
  9. colberteen
  10. colbertine
  11. Colbertism

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