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Obamerica

Obamerica proper noun: the United States of America under the presidency of Barack Obama, from 2009 to 2017.

Proper noun

Obamerica

  1. (US, slang, uncommon) The United States of America under the presidency of Barack Obama, from 2009 to 2017.
    • And the worst part is that the liberals and other real life villains (ex. Ursula, Jafar, people who don't like Oreos, etc.) are too close-minded to see the horrible changes that are occurring every single day in Obamerica. Where do I even start? Well, we have a woman running for president. Even...2016 March 17, Jon Savitt, “A Letter From Your Local Trump Supporter”, in The Huffington Post, New York, N.Y.: Oath Inc., →OCLC, archived from the original on 27 Mar 2018
    • The tidal force of demographics had made the old America irrelevant. Any progressive policy agenda was now possible because we were no longer America. We Were^([sic]) Obamerica. A hip, happening place full of smiling gay couples, Muslim women in hijabs and transgender actors. We were all going to...Daniel Greenfield (10 November 2016), “The Obama Era is Over”, in Israel Rising, IsraelRising.com, archived from the original on 13 Nov 2016
  2. (US, rare, slang) The parts of the United States of America where Barack Obama finds high support; Obama’s geographical support base.
    • Have you ever noticed that people who worry about inequality seem to be focused only on certain kinds of inequality? When they obsess about the income and wealth of the top 1%, they seem to be bothered by only some of those at the top, and not others.2012 December 8, John Manning, “Obamerica: The Liberal Mind”, in soc.culture.usa (Usenet), archived from the original on 20 Jul 2026
    • Forget Wal-Mart and skip your local gun show. The murderers of tomorrow will not be found wearing orange vests at your local sporting goods store. They won’t have NRA memberships or trophies on their walls. You won’t find them in America. Look for them in Obamerica. […] He won New Orleans by 80 to...2013 January 17, Daniel Greenfield, “Gun Violence is Not a Republican Problem, It’s a Democratic Problem”, in FrontPage Magazine, Sherman Oaks, Calif., →OCLC, archived from the original on 20 Jul 2026
    Synonyms:
    Obamaland

Examples of Obamerica in a sentence

  • Ursula, Jafar, people who don't like Oreos, etc.) are too close-minded to see the horrible changes that are occurring every single day in Obamerica.2016 March 17, Jon Savitt, “A Letter From Your Local Trump Supporter”, in The Huffington Post, New York, N.Y.: Oath Inc., →OCLC, archived...
  • Look for them in Obamerica. […] He won New Orleans by 80 to 17 where the murder rate is ten times higher than the national average. […] These places aren’t America.2013 January 17, Daniel Greenfield, “Gun Violence is Not a Republican Problem, It’s a Democratic Problem”, in FrontPage Magazine, Sherman...

Synonyms of Obamerica

Origin of Obamerica

Blend of Obama + America.

Questions about Obamerica

What does Obamerica mean?
Obamerica means the United States of America under the presidency of Barack Obama, from 2009 to 2017.
How do you use Obamerica in a sentence?
Ursula, Jafar, people who don't like Oreos, etc.) are too close-minded to see the horrible changes that are occurring every single day in Obamerica.
What part of speech is Obamerica?
Obamerica is a proper noun.

Words near Obamerica in the dictionary

  1. obambulated
  2. obambulates
  3. obambulating
  4. obambulation
  5. obambulations
  6. Obamerica
  7. Obamite
  8. Obamites
  9. Obamitis
  10. Obamna
  11. Obamology

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