And now, for some word fun!

No matter who you voted for in this election, I think everybody who appreciates words can get a chuckle out of this one …

The ones with an asterisk were taken from “OBAMAMANIA!: The English Language, Barackified” by the editors of Slate Magazine. The others were collected by me in my reading.

BARACKLAMATION: Executive order issued by President Obama.*

BARACKSPLOITATION: The practice among editors of putting only Barack Obama on the cover of their magazines.*

BARACKUMENTARY: Any Obama video.*

BARACTOGENARIAN: Any elderly Obama supporter.*

BIG BROBAMA: Kindly big brother Obama who wants to look out for the people behind us to give them a chance, too.

DALAI ‘BAMA: A spiritually evolved President-Elect who will lead us all to the dawn of a new spiritual age.

NOBAMA: What those who do not support Obama think of his platform.

OBAMA CLAUS: What Obama has become now that he has promised us all these goodies under the Christmas tree.

OBAMAFUSCATE: When Obama engages in a smokescreen of verbal dodgery at tough, probing questions about his associations and background.

OBAMAGANDA: Any pro-Obama news coverage.

OBAMAGASM: What Obama supporters experience when they swoon under his spell.

OBAMALOT: The utopian Obama White House, where peace, hope and change converge and there is happiness ever after.

OBAMANIAC: Any zealous Obama supporter. A/K/A OBAMANITE.

OBAMANOMICS: Obama’s proposals to turn around the U.S. economy.

OBAMA-RAMA: A flood of Obama coverage in the media, or any large show of enthusiasm by pro-Obama supporters.

OBAMATON: Any mechanical Obama supporter who, though expressing unwavering support for him, cannot name a single one of his policies. A/K/A
OBOMBIE.*

OBAMAZON: Any zealous female Obama supporter.*

OBAMERANG: The tendency for any criticism of Barack Obama to bounce back and result in the downfall of his opposers.* (I would suggest the verb BARACKFIRE. Hehe.)

OBAMESSIAH: “The One.”

OBAMIFICATION: The process whereby a significant number of red states and counties suddenly turned blue on Election Night.

OBAMINATION: What McCain supporters see Barack Obama as.

OBAMINATOR: The man who was seemingly unstoppable in his campaign and rolled to victory in the election.

OBOMENON: The Barack Obama phenomenon.*

O-ZONE: The vital ether that Obama devotees must breathe in order to survive.