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Obamacon

Obamacon noun: a conservative (especially a Republican) who supports or supported the election of Barack Obama as president.

Noun

Obamacon (plural Obamacons)

  1. (US, slang) A conservative (especially a Republican) who supports or supported the election of Barack Obama as president.
    • Kmiec has drawn attention because he is one of the nation's leading "Obamacons," conservatives who find Obama's call for a new approach to politics appealing.2008 June 3, E. J. Dionne Jr., “For an 'Obamacon,' Communion Denied”, in The Washington Post
    • The rise of the Obamacons is more than a reaction against Mr Bush's remodelling of the Republican Party and Mr McCain's desperation: there were plenty of disillusioned Republicans in 2004 who did not warm to John Kerry.2008 October 23, “The rise of the Obamacons”, in The Economist

Forms of Obamacon

pluralObamacons
alternative formObama-con

Origin of Obamacon

Short for Obama conservative.

Questions about Obamacon

What does Obamacon mean?
Obamacon means a conservative (especially a Republican) who supports or supported the election of Barack Obama as president.
What part of speech is Obamacon?
Obamacon is a noun.
What is the plural of Obamacon?
The plural of Obamacon is Obamacons.

Words near Obamacon in the dictionary

  1. Obamabot
  2. Obamabots
  3. Obamacan
  4. Obamacans
  5. ObamaCare
  6. Obamacon
  7. Obamacons
  8. Obamacrat
  9. Obamacrats
  10. Obamaesque
  11. Obamagate

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