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felt the Bern

felt the Bern is the simple past and past participle of feel the Bern.

Meaning of feel the Bern

Verb

feel the Bern (third-person singular simple present feels the Bern, present participle feeling the Bern, simple past and past participle felt the Bern)

  1. (US, humorous, slang) To support the American politician Bernie Sanders (born 1941), especially during his 2016 or 2020 campaigns for the Democratic presidential nomination.
    • It also helped that Mr. Sanders[…]was both decidedly uncool and new to presidential politics, affording his campaign a paradoxical edge that inspired millions of young supporters to “feel the bern” and vote for him over Hillary Clinton.2019 September 20, Sydney Ember, “Young Voters Still ‘Feel the Bern,’ but Not Just for Bernie Sanders Anymore”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

Questions about felt the Bern

What is felt the Bern the simple past and past participle of?
Felt the Bern is the simple past and past participle of feel the Bern.

Words near felt the Bern in the dictionary

  1. felt pens
  2. felt scale
  3. felt someone's collar
  4. felt sorry for
  5. felt ten feet tall
  6. felt the Bern
  7. felt the burn
  8. felt the pinch
  9. felt tip
  10. felt tips
  11. felt up

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