- Used when describing the snowballing effect of people joining Barack Obama's campain
Obamomentum
blending and clipping; noun
A word used to characterize the following of the presidential candidate Barack Obama.
Etymology : This word blends the candidates last name "obama" with momentum, describing both the candidate and his effect.
Source : "Obama may have won the New Hampshire primary, but will Obamomentum carry him through Super-Duper Tuesday on Feb. 5?"
Last modified: 5 December 2008