“Oh shit!” problem
A problem that is incredibly hard An “oh shit!” problem is a problem that is incredibly difficult. The phrase “oh shit!” describes the reaction a person has once More…
O-Week
orientation week of rice university. During that period they really used that word a lot. So o-week makes it a more friendly word and easy to pronounce. =O-week starts a week later. More…
O-Week
Rice University orientation week =Get ready for O-week 2003 Etymology : clipping: orientation week =Letter from Brown Master to freshman
O.C.
A student who either chooses to or is kicked-off their University’s housing on the campus. The term O.C. has become somewhat common in the university environment. Unlike other More…
O.J.-BY-THE-SEA
The media center at the Santa Monica civil trial. Different from "Camp O.J.."the center at the criminal trial. =Lingo used by journalists covering the O.J. Simpson Civil Trial. More…
obama baby
A child conceived immediately following the 2008 election of Barack Obama. =In reference to a person. Etymology : Comes from the joining of "Obama" and "baby" More…
Obama effect
A modern adaptation of the Bradley effect in relation to political science. The effect occurs during the polling stage of an election, where the general public states that they would vote More…
Obama-con (Obamacon)
A neo-conservative supporter of Barack Obama. ='Obama-con' does not refer to just any conservative supporter of Obama; it specifically is in reference to the support of what has More…
Obama-ite
A supporter of Barack Obama. =It is possibly that the coining of this word was motivated by the parallel with 'Paulite.' This would be appropriate because the neologism More…
Obama-oid (Obamaoid)
A supporter of Barack Obama. ='Obama-oid' is a slight pejoration because of the suffix '-oid' which brings with it a connotation of being mindless or not thinking for More…
Obamacan
a Republican who supported democratic candidate Barack Obama in the 2008 US Presidential race =The term is used to describe a person who is a Republican, but supported Democrat Barack More…
Obamania
The intense excitement over Barack Obama winning the 2008 Presidential election. =The name 'Obama' blends nicely with 'mania' particularly because of the overlap with More…
obamanism
referring to any number of catch phrases used by Barack Obama during the 2008 US presidential campaign ="My favorite obamanism is hope and change" Etymology : 'Obama' More…
Obamanomics
The fiscal policy of Barack Obama. The general economic philosophy of Barack Obama. An economic philosophy similar to or derived from that of Barack Obama. =This coining of this word was More…
Obamanomics
(Noun.) The economics policies of president election Barak Obama. =We are very curious to see how well Obamanomics will work in the coming years. Etymology : "obama"(Barak More…
Obamarama
An event where those in attendance showed support for Senator Barack Obama, particularly, a political or campaign event where Obama himself would show up. =Another novel creation from the More…
Obamomentum
A word used to characterize the following of the presidential candidate Barack Obama. =Used when describing the snowballing effect of people joining Barack Obama's campain Etymology More…
Obamunism
A somewhat pejorative description of Barack Obama’s stance on government and economic policies as being similar to communism. =One of the many novel creations using Senator Barack More…
obfuscating
confusing or opaque it sounds confusing just like its meaning =Why is chemistry so obfuscating? Etymology : blend/clipping of opaque + confusing, assimilation of p ¨ b More…
oblividroid
someone who does things without the least bit of thought, blending from oblivious android Blending of two words: oblivious with robot-like characteristics. =That oblividroid didn’t More…