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hypnoboob

hypnoboob noun: the controversy over Green Party leader Zack Polanski having claimed, while working as a hypnotherapist, that he could help women increase their breast size through hypnosis.

Noun

hypnoboob (uncountable)

  1. (UK, attributive, often, slang) The controversy over Green Party leader Zack Polanski having claimed, while working as a hypnotherapist, that he could help women increase their breast size through hypnosis.
    • Yes, yes, we know, size, shape and presentation have nothing at all to do with milk production. At least we’ve not made a HypnoBoob™ joke.2025 July 31, Tim Worstall, “Ms Sweeney’s, erm, attributes are apparently harmful to babies”, in Adam Smith Institute, archived from the original on 01 Aug 2025
    • One insider said Labour would play up the idea, claiming that Mr Polanski was a "scammer" and a "creep", using the "hypnoboob" attack.2026 April 6, Tony Diver, “Labour launches campaign against Zack Polanski to defeat Greens”, in The Telegraph

Origin of hypnoboob

hypno- + boob

Questions about hypnoboob

What does hypnoboob mean?
Hypnoboob means the controversy over Green Party leader Zack Polanski having claimed, while working as a hypnotherapist, that he could help women increase their breast size through hypnosis.
What part of speech is hypnoboob?
Hypnoboob is a noun.

Words near hypnoboob in the dictionary

  1. hypnoanalytically
  2. hypnobirth
  3. hypnobirthing
  4. hypnoblast
  5. hypnoblasts
  6. hypnoboob
  7. hypnocyst
  8. hypnocysts
  9. hypnodelic
  10. hypnodomme
  11. hypnodommes

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