Kamalanomenon

Blend of Kamala + phenomenon, first attested in 2024. Modelled after femininomenon (itself a blend of feminine + phenomenon), coined on the 2022 single "Femininomenon", the opening track on Chappell Roan's 2023 studio album The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess.

Explaining the Kamalanomenon (another Chappell Roan reference) is part of Jessica Maddox’s job. […] She spent Sunday evening telling her husband, “because I’m like, 10 days on the internet ahead of him,” about the significance of the coconut tree, which has been a thing for weeks now.

2024 July 23, Maura Judkis, Jesús Rodríguez, “The Kamala Harris meme decoders have entered the chat”, in The Washington Post:

The vibe shift since Harris became the presumptive nominee has been whiplash-inducing, leaving some conservatives suspecting a plot. [see title]

2024 August 2, Michelle Goldberg, “Don’t Listen to the Right. The Kamalanomenon Is Real.”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:

(US politics, neologism) The political and social media momentum of Kamala Harris during her 2024 United States presidential campaign.

Chappell Roan
The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess


Kameltoe Harris

Check this out: Smollett is BFF with O'buttplug, as you noted. He is also BFF with Kamala "Kameltoe" Harris. The Illinois state attorney, Kim Foxx, is *ALSO* BFF with Kameltoe Harris. O'buttplug is also cozy with Kameltoe Harris.

2019 March 27, Defiant, “NIGGA...W A L K S ? ? WHAAAAA...????”, in alt.guitar.amps (Usenet), archived from the original on 2024-08-13:

I mean, who do you think even has a shot? […] Kameltoe Harris, who sent an innocent black man to prison for seven years and calls everybody else racists?

2019 October 13, Checkmate, “A dash of cold water”, in alt.checkmate (Usenet), archived from the original on 2024-08-13:

So it's a Biden/Kameltoe Harris ticket.

2020 March 22, Hello Kiitty, “Bernie Sanders still doesn't know he lost.”, in alt.gossip.celebrities (Usenet), archived from the original on 2024-08-13:

Alternative spelling of Cameltoe Harris.


covfefe

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe-?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm
Proto-Italic *kom
Old Latin com
Latin cum
Latin con-
Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi
Proto-Indo-European *h₂wer-
Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
Latin operiō
Latin cooperiō
Old French covrirbor.
Middle English coveren
English cover
Proto-Italic *-ātos
Latin -ātus
Proto-Italic *-kos
Latin -cus
Latin -icus
Latin -āticus
Latin -āticum
Old French -agebor.
Middle English -age
English -age
English coverage
English covfefe
From a 31 May 2017 tweet by Donald Trump: “Despite the constant negative press covfefe”, presumably intending to write coverage. Donald Trump later tweeted: “Who can figure out the true meaning of "covfefe" ??? Enjoy!”. Sense 1 ("deliberate misspelling of coffee") is from the phonetic similarity.

COVFEFE Act

Communications Over Various Feeds Electronically for Engagement Act

Go ahead, read on to humankind’s honest truth, the coinciding dominion where mansplaining reality confronts feminazi theory. A covfefe amphitheater revealing women not as chattel to be bought and sold.

2017, Nathaniel Schmeling, Timing the Infinite, →ISBN:

THEN A LITTLE SPRINKLE OF COVFEFE DUST. NOT EVEN TRUMP KNOW WHAT IN IT. […] AHHHH… TREMENDOUS TRUMP ALWAYS SAVE THE DAY.

2018, Joe Dunn, “The Fecal Fiend”, in A Man-Child Covefe! (The Tremendous Trump), San Antonio, Tex.: Antarctic Press:

President Trump, I was not being delusional in calling him by the name in which he tweets out insults through a covfefe movement, as you will come to learn towards the end the use of this word, which no reasonable language can justify its meaning except to take each letter apart and turn them into our present indwelling shame that this president has brought upon the United States of America. […] For now, we look for truth, hope, and light, or some form of hope within these truths, and not covfefe, which is here taunting us to stay silent until calamity becomes America’s portion.

2018, Najah Mahir, “Preface”, in The Ransom that Lies Demand: We the People and “Covfefe”, Pittsburgh, Pa.: Dorrance Publishing Co, →ISBN, pages xv and xx:

But he [Mike Pence]’s no Trump in any sense. […] The base respects Pence and his loyal service, but he just does not have the covfefe that the base needs and wants in 2024.

2020, Kurt Schlichter, The 21 Biggest Lies about Donald Trump (and You!), Washington, D.C.: Regnery Publishing, →ISBN:

Covfefe, construed as a disruptive space, is a form of noise – a disturbance in the orderly sequence. […] So, even if much of the covfefe may appear as random ramblings, the disturbance as such still has political consequences and effects. The noise generated through covfefe becomes a crack in the dominant discourse, a crack that can be deepened through continued work.

2020, Simon Lindgren, Data Theory: Interpretive Sociology and Computational Methods, Polity Press, →ISBN:

In the meantime, a battered and bruised capital has adjusted to life at a calmer pace, with quieter activities and words replacing the obscenities, characters and gibberish that used to shape how the [Trump] days were spent. Bagels over Bannon. Grandchildren over golf. Church over covfefe.

2021 February 22, Katie Rogers, “Did Washington Just Have an Actual Weekend?”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2021-02-22:

He states he can design a better fighter jet than the military. Really? Maybe with a bit of magical covfefe.

2023 September 28, David Lubin, “[Your letters] The magic man”, in Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla., page 20A, column 1:

(humorous, rare) A notional representation of the success, discourse or ideas of Donald Trump.


CPACer

2014 August 3, Dylan Scott, “CPACer: Gays Don’t Get ‘Extra Rights’ Like The Right To Marry”, in Talking Points Memo:

2017 February 27, Brian Tashman, “CPACer Falls For Paid Protester Hoax”, in Right Wing Watch:

A speaker at CPAC (Conservative Political Action Conference).


Democ🐀

From Democrat, with rat replaced with 🐀, a symbol depicting a rat.

Still closer to my values than the Democ🐀s

(US politics, Internet slang, derogatory) A Democrat.


Kamalamentum

Blend of Kamala + momentum, after Kamala Harris (Vice President of the United States since 2021).

person

What the Kamalamentum effort shares with that 2008 phenomenon is one of Barack Obama's favorite words: "audacity."

2024 July 27, Ross Douthat, “Kamala Harris and the Audacity of Desperation”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2024-08-21:

As upbeat Democrats ride a wave of Kamalamentum into their convention in Chicago next week, a seasoned strategist explains how almost everything about the presidential race has changed over the last 30 days.

2024 August 17, Ryan Lizza, “'A Completely Different Campaign': How Kamala Harris Reopened the Electoral College Map”, in Politico, archived from the original on 2024-08-21:

[Article title:] For Kamalamentum, the Next Three Weeks Are Critical

2024 August 19, Ben Mathis-Lilley, “For Kamalamentum, the Next Three Weeks Are Critical”, in Slate, New York, N.Y.: The Slate Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2024-08-22:

(US politics, neologism) A wave of enthusiasm for the 2024 presidential compaign of Kamala Harris.


OCIAA

w:Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs

(US politics, historical) Initialism of Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs.


Barry the Fairy

It's now obvious that Hillary lied to Congress, and Barry the Fairy lied to the world at the United Nations. Bwaaahhhhhhhhh......

2012 October 10, Peace and Justice, “Re: Right-wing "science"”, in seattle.politics (Usenet):

So here's Barry the fairy running back to his gay pornography pretending that it's HE is tormenting ME.

2013 June 11, Steve, “Opel's Song”, in alt.fan.rush-limbaugh (Usenet):

As if Barry the Fairy would know such things... Remember that he lives in a country that bows down to the "royalty" freaks..

2016 December 30, Steve, “Re: PM Netanyahu just ROCKED the world in this 2 minute speech”, in alt.society.liberalism (Usenet):

(US politics, slang, derogatory, humorous, rare) Nickname for Barack Obama.


Dirty War

(historical) The period of state terrorism in Argentina from 1974 to 1983 as a part of Operation Condor.


two slips of latinum

A play on two cents and its variants. From latinum, which was featured in many episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993–1999) as a precious material used by Ferengi and others as a medium of exchange. Although a liquid in its natural state, it was enclosed for convenience in gold casings of standardized size, called slips.

Hey, at least we don't have an embarrasing royal family here! And don't worry--Pat Buchanan cannot and will not last as a viable candidate. […] Just my two slips of latinum on THAT non-"Trek" matter...

1996 February 21, Philip Richard Yabut, “Re: Anyone else for the Star Fleet Academy story?”, in rec.arts.startrek.current (Usenet):

This has been rattling around in my head for a while; I think I'm ready to toss it out for inspection. […] My 2 slips of latinum... Comments and arguments very welcome, y'all...

1997 December 16, ASCEM, quoting Greywolf the Wanderer, “An Interesting Question, re Slash vs. Gay Fiction”, in alt.startrek.creative.erotica.moderated (Usenet):

(idiomatic, Star Trek fandom slang) Synonym of two cents (“one's opinion or thoughts”).


Mamala

Blend of mama + Kamala or mom + Kamala, likely influenced by mother (“a person who is admired, respected, or looked up to within a particular fandom or community”).

(Internet slang) Kamala Harris (Vice President of the United States since 2021)


Buchananian

en-adj

Buchananian (comparative more Buchananian, superlative most Buchananian)

more Buchananian (comparative)
most Buchananian (superlative)

I did not address the Buchanan situation before because it was so distasteful. I was sick at the thought of the Buchananian nastinesses I would have to recount: the demeaning of the Holocaust, the phony “evidence” to question a crime of the gas chambers, the smarmy defense of war criminals and the attacks on American prosecutors who dare chase them down, […]

1990 September 14, A. M. Rosenthal, “Forgive Them Not”, On My Mind, in The New York Times, page A33:

(US politics) Of or relating to Pat Buchanan (born 1938), American paleoconservative author, political commentator, and politician.


Tampon Tim

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So called because of his signing of a Minnesota law in 2023 mandating that menstrual pads and tampons be provided free of charge to both sexes in public schools.

“Tampon Tim is hands down the best political nickname ever,” tweeted conservative commentator Liz Wheeler.

2024 July 8, Rachel Treisman, “Why Republicans are calling Walz 'Tampon Tim' — and why Democrats embrace it”, in NPR:

Some Democrats, in response, have been quick to embrace the nickname, arguing that "Tampon Tim" isn't quite the burn it's meant to be — and that it draws attention to a law that's meant to be an asset to young Minnesotans.

2024 August 8, Virginia Chamlee, “Why Are Tim Walz's Critics Calling Him 'Tampon Tim'?”, in People:

(US politics, slang, derogatory, humorous, neologism) Tim Walz.


Van Dorn battle flag

en-noun

Van Dorn battle flag (plural Van Dorn battle flags)

Named after American major general Earl Van Dorn (1820–1863).

named-after

The Van Dorn battle flag had a red field adorned with thirteen white stars arranged in five rows, with a white crescent in the upper corner. The flags were bordered in yellow or white.

1989 January 1, Devereaux D. Cannon, The Flags of the Confederacy: An Illustrated History, St. Lukes Broadfoot Publishers, →ISBN, page 63:

The Van Dorn battle flag, as it came to be called, was a red rectangle bordered in yellow on three sides. Thirteen stars were scattered across the field, and in the upper left was a white crescent symbolizing Missouri.

2001 December 10, Robert Maberry Jr., Texas Flags, Texas A&M University Press, →ISBN, page 91:

The flag of the 4th Missouri Infantry, which may be one of the earliest examples of a Van Dorn battle flag.

2018 January 17, Sarah Laskow, “The Museum That Keeps Now-Obscure Confederate Flags”, in Atlas Obscura, archived from the original on 2023-09-25:

(rare) A flag utilized by the regiments under the command of the Confederate major general Earl Van Dorn during the American Civil War.

15th (Northwest) Arkansas Infantry Regiment

4th Missouri Infantry Regiment (Confederate)


Bidenese

Former aides say that “Bidenese” has evolved over his career.

2021 April 28, Alex Thompson, Christopher Cadelago, Theodoric Meyer and Daniel Lippman, ““He’s fluent in Bidenese”: Meet the man behind Biden’s speech tonight”, in POLITICO:

Today, I am going to teach you how to speak Bidenese.

2021 July 28, Not the Bee, “How to speak Bidenese”, in YouTube:

(chiefly derogatory) The speech patterns of 46th U.S. president Joe Biden.


Sunflower

From sunflower, in reference to Sunny's name and Basil's flower crown.

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Sunny and Basil from the videogame Omori.


Sunburn

From sunburn, in reference to Sunny's name.

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Sunny and Aubrey from the videogame Omori.


Suntan

From suntan, in reference to Sunny's name and Kel's tanned skin.

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Sunny and Kel from the videogame Omori.


monkey paw

"Seems we were all living bad dreams," he said. "Wishes coming true in a monkey-paw way."

1995, Marcia Golub, Wish-bone, page 334:

It was Tom's monkey paw, that wish that he could be the provider in the family. Suddenly my father was dead and the gauntlet was passed to my oldest brother.

2003, Darren Greer, Tyler's Cape, page 120:

For obvious reasons, I didn't trust demon favors. I had to think quickly, something that wouldn't backfire. There was a lesson to be learned from that whole monkey paw deal.

(idiomatic, usually attributive) Alternative form of monkey's paw.


Sith

In him [Garry Cook] was distilled the very essence of the modern football executive – the Nike heritage, the mad expansionism, the sense that a major part of Manchester City's future lay in energy drink retail, and of course the laserlike focus on "the product" that resulted in him occasionally saying Manchester United when he meant Manchester City. He was the Premier League's most bungling Sith.

2011 September 8, Marina Hyde, “Manchester City's Garry Cook – a man for football's crazy times”, in The Guardian:

PAQ is a refreshing example of what “millennial snowflakes” are capable of. At the age of 20, these guys are conscious of their position of influence and they want to use it to enact positive change. “We’re the four musketeers,” says Elias. “The Avengers,” chimes in Shaq. “I would say we’re Jedis,” says Dex. “But I wear black so I can be a sith.”

2018 April 29, Juliana Piskorz, “‘We’re Top Gear for clothes’: the guys behind PAQ”, in The Guardian:

[Sean] Longstaff. [Dan] Burn. Joelinton. Miguel Almirón. Matt Ritchie. This is not, if we’re brutally honest, the stuff of evil empires. This is not a team the Siths would ever have put out, unless the Siths were trying to make a late burst for the Championship playoffs.

2023 February 26, Jonathan Liew, “Newcastle not yet an evil-empire side but cup final feels like a springboard”, in The Guardian:

(Star Wars) One of a fictional order of creatures from the Star Wars universe who represent the antithesis and ancient enemies of the Jedi.


Sithlike

en-adj

Sithlike (comparative more Sithlike, superlative most Sithlike)

more Sithlike (comparative)
most Sithlike (superlative)

When the stardust settles, [Ray] Park’s acting career awaits. And he’ll pursue it with Sithlike tenacity, he promises.

1999 June 25, Ian Spelling, “Ray Park turns Darth Maul into ‘Phantom Menace’ breakout role”, in The Daily News, volume 143, number 280, West Bend, Wisc., page A10:

Matters came to a head in the most striking and Sithlike manner, as Snoke attempted to persuade Kylo Ren to kill Rey. Instead, Kylo Ren carefully guarded his thoughts from his master, engineering events so his lightsaber cut Snoke in two – killing his master in a surprise blow.

2024 May 13, Thomas Bacon, “Kylo Ren May Not Be A Sith, But He Followed The Rule Of Two Better Than Darth Vader”, in Screen Rant:

Resembling or characteristic of the Sith.


Momala

Barrymore seemed to think that asking Harris to be the country’s Momala was a form of praise, as honoring the high regard in which she holds her. But she did so with a historical blindness that America often demonstrates when talking about Black people.

2024 May 1, Charles M. Blow, “Kamala Harris Isn’t Americans’ ‘Momala.’ She’s Our Vice President.”, in The New York Times:

A few years later when Doug and I got married, Cole, Ella, and I agreed that we didn’t like the term “stepmom.” Instead they came up with the name “Momala.”

2024 July 21, Kamala Harris, “Kamala Harris on Being ‘Momala’”, in ELLE:


Hillarynomics

But the timing and circumstance of its authorship in January make it the best guide to what Hillarynomics is likely to look like.

2015 December 6, Matthew Yglesias, “This is our best look at Hillary Clinton's economic agenda”, in Vox:

And whether it's Hillarynomics or Ivankanomics, the core belief at work here is that social insurance must everywhere and always be a government-supplied or mandated benefit.

2016 September 15, James Pethokoukis, “Donald Trump's theory of love”, in The Week:

(US politics) The economic ideas of Hillary Clinton.


Ivankanomics

“Interestingly though, we have someone who did just that. Ivanka Trump did just that, securing $1.5 billion in relief from the private sector for small businesses, $10 billion to [community development financial institutions], which are banks that help minority and low-income communities. But I don’t remember the term ‘Ivankanomics,’ do you?” Ms. McEnany continued.

2021 January 6, John Bowden, “Former Trump spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany slams Forbes cover featuring Kamala Harris”, in The Independent:

(US politics) The economic ideas of Ivanka Trump.


Joetard

(US, slang, derogatory, offensive) A political supporter of Joe Biden.


Walzonomics

Indeed, reporting in the business press shows that corporate titans see Walz’s nomination merely as a rhetorical and aesthetic sop to the party’s base — but not a signal of Harris’s commitment to adopting Walzonomics or even the strongest parts of the Biden-Harris economic agenda.

2024 October 8, David Sirota, “Harris-Walz’s Good Vibes Aren’t Enough”, in Jacobin:

In program after program, Minnesota demonstrates why Walzonomics works.

2024 August 28, Peter Cs, “The Good Neighbor Economy: Why Walzonomics Works”, in Daily Kos:

(US politics) The economic ideas and policies of Minnesota governor Tim Walz.


MAGAlomaniac

(Internet slang, derogatory) A megalomaniacal supporter of Donald Trump.


Diaper Don

Since the results [of the investigations] are similar in both cases, in the name of fairness and equality, shouldn't Diaper Don be treated the same as Hillary [Clinton]? Lock him up! Lock him up!

2019 April 9, Hal Lichtman, “Parallel probes”, in Daily News, volume 100, number 288, Voice of the People, page 28:

After he [Josh Hawley] sticks his head in Diaper Don's soiled Depends™ he will never be able to wash off the Trump Stank.

2020 December 31, Kaboota, “Re:Sen. Josh Hawley Says He Will Suck Trump's Tiny Limp Cock On Jan. 6”, in alt.slack (Usenet), archived from the original on 2024-10-16:

You know what Trumpers love more than anything? [...] Violence. Trump, too, or so he thinks. Well, unlike Diaper Don, I'm an expert on that subject.

2024 [2022], Greg Iles, Southern Man, →ISBN, unnumbered page:

(US politics, derogatory) A nickname of the American president Donald Trump.

...running his businesses from which he has refused to divest. Meaning that the taxpayers now bear the cost every time Eric or Diaper Don go visit a Trump hotel or golf course.

2017 February 21, Futbol Phan, “Re:President @BarackObama's vacation is costing taxpayers millions of dollars----Unbelievable! 1:56 PM - 5 Jan 2012”, in rec.sport.football.college (Usenet), archived from the original on 2024-10-16:

Diaper Don would wake up in some stranger’s dorm room or off-campus apartment or bedroom in his frat house, covered in piss, walk back to his own room, and get blitzed that evening or the next anew[.]

2018 June 18, Nikki Schwab, quoting Emily Jane Fox, “‘Diaper Don’s’ hard-partying college days detailed in new book”, in New York Post, archived from the original on 2019-11-11:

I hate when Diaper Don tries to act like a smart diplomat.

2024 June 19, Michele Shepherd Wells (@michele.s.wells.5), “Archived copy”, in Threads, archived from the original on 2024-10-16:

(US politics, derogatory) A nickname of the American businessman Donald Trump Jr.


Disney adult

The "Disney adult" became code for a certain type of human, generally childless, with disposable income, an unsophisticated palette, who was overly "theatrical" and overly enthusiastic. Essentially, a golden retriever with a credit card, most likely a Disney Visa.

2024, Jennifer A. Kokai, Tom Robson, Disney Parks and the Construction of American Identity, Lexington Books, →ISBN, page 129:

(sometimes derogatory) An adult who is a devout fan of Disney, often to an extent that may seem excessive to others


Targling

Targs who have married brunette non-Targs/Valyrians have produced Targlings with their usual Valyrian looks.

There's nothing I'd love more than a full Targaryen restoration with baby Targlings and baby dragons and I don't care what anyone says about dIsNeY eNdInG.

Hence putting eggs in the cradle and the symbiotic relationship between dragon and Targling

(ASoIaF/GOT fandom slang) Any young member of House Targaryen.


boatsex

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From boat + sex, referencing the scene's setting. The term was coined before season 7 aired due to plot leaks.

Can the mods put a boatsex counter right below the next episode counter?

I don't care about boatsex. I'd rather see them fuck on a dragon, mile high club on another level.

Jon and Dany will do more boatsex and produce more babies?

(ASoIaF/GOT fandom slang) The Jonerys sex scene in the season 7 finale of Game of Thrones, set in the cabin of a ship on which Daenerys and Jon are sailing together.


Aegriff

Aegriff was not only in hiding, he was also always sheltered and therefore isolated.

Wouldn't either Jon or Aegriff still win under strict Targaryen male-preference primogeniture?

He also thinks to himself that he will see Rhaegar's son claim the Iron Throne. And that's almost certainly in reference to Aegriff, unless he has another Aegon tucked away somewhere.

2021 August 29, Michelle_Coldbeef, Reddit:

(ASoIaF/GOT fandom slang) The character of Young Griff from the A Song of Ice and Fire novel series.

List of A Song of Ice and Fire characters#Aegon Targaryen


fAegon

We see a lot of "Aegon vs fAegon" threads around and the community seems to be in favour of the fAegon theory.

So much of what Cersei did this year lines up with what people expect of fAegon in the books.

R+L=J is most probably true. fAegon is most probably a Blackfyre. Jon and fAegon both grew up believing lies about themselves.

(ASoIaF/GOT fandom slang) The character of Young Griff from the A Song of Ice and Fire novel series, viewed as not truly the long-lost son of Rhaegar Targaryen as presented by the text.


TBTWP

Look I know I don't really make posts but I could not be more hyped for TBTWP.

What are the chances that they shot more of TBTWP than was aired?

As much as I loathed what the show turned into, we did get TBTWP.

The Bang That Was Promised
Bang That Was Promised#English

(ASoIaF/GOT fandom slang, humorous) Initialism of The Bang That Was Promised.


Daemyra

Daemyra was teased since their throne scene in the 1st episode

Him [Matt Smith] being the biggest Daemyra shipper gives me a lot of hope for their future in the rest of the series!

2024 June 26, Honeypumpkingrass_, Reddit:

Daemyra is intriguing to me because I know it’s not real. If I saw a real life incestuous couple, I definitely wouldn’t be saying “damn, that’s hot!”.

2024 September 14, TacosandFire, Reddit:

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Daemon Targaryen and Rhaenyra Targaryen from Fire & Blood and its television adaptation House of the Dragon.


Rhaenicent

Expected Daemyra and Rhaenicent to be popular but wtf how is Lucemond a top 25 ship globally?

I’ve been shipping Rhaenicent since the first episode aired, and I’ve also been Team Black the entire time, and Rhaenyra’s my favorite character.

But yes, I agree they needed to build Rhaenicent properly if it was going to be such a big thing.

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Rhaenyra Targaryen and Alicent Hightower from Fire & Blood and its television adaptation House of the Dragon.


Bang That Was Promised

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Coined with reference to the "prince that was promised" prophecy within A Song of Ice and Fire lore.

Like.... we get it, Jaime! We feel your pain! And maybe it's taken 84 years but Bang That Was Promised is surely coming.

It’s crazy to think that the episode that included The Bang That Was Promised turned out to be the worst episode of the entire series, but here we are.

As a good fic goes, it eventually turns into a kiss, then Jaime basically pulls Brienne through the hallways of Winterfell to her chambers. Brienne even states he has no idea where her rooms are, so then she has to lead him. All this lovely banter leads to the Bang That Was Promised and all other kinds of lovey things.

2023 December 13, Proper_Collection525, Reddit:

(ASoIaF/GOT fandom slang, humorous) The first time Jaime Lannister and Brienne of Tarth have sex.


oathsex

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Compound of oath + sex. Coined with reference to the vow Brienne of Tarth and Jaime Lannister made to Catelyn Stark to find her daughters.

I was all for OATHSEX but now I just want her [Brienne] to go north with tormund and ghost and make giant babies

I was giddy the day before, expecting the world of oathsex, I was buzzing the whole day... then we get the wind punched out of us.

I can’t wait to see the new book mostly because of oathsex.

2021 May 3, Юнкер (@eve_yulia), Twitter:

(ASoIaF/GOT fandom slang) Synonym of The Bang That Was Promised.

Brienne of Tarth
Catelyn Stark
Jaime Lannister


Helaemond

I love Helaemond, it has so many of my favorite tropes all wrapped up into one ship and I think they look beautiful together.

“I’ve seen them all, for sure,” Phia Saban said. “I mean, sometimes Ewan [and I] will be doing a scene and we’ll be like, ‘Do it for Helaemond.’ And he’s like, ‘You know what the people want.'”

2024 June 11, Meghan O'Keefe, “'House of the Dragon' stars Ewan Mitchell and Phia Saban played into fan theories in season 2: 'Do it for Helaemond'”, in Decider:

In the pair's exclusive conversation with Collider, Saban said that a Helaemond relationship "[isn't] completely out of the question," and both actors agreed the siblings are "closer" to one another than their other siblings.

2024 July 9, Kelcie Mattson, “Will Aemond Be the Father of Helaena's Third Child in 'House of the Dragon'?”, in Collider:

(fandom slang) The incestuous ship of fictional siblings Helaena Targaryen and Aemond Targaryen from Fire & Blood and its television adaptation House of the Dragon.

List of House of the Dragon characters#Aemond Targaryen

List of House of the Dragon characters#Helaena Targaryen


Helaegon

Helaegon I don’t understand at all. Aegon is a piece of shit human and Helaena is a gentle soul.

2023 October 25, Hysteric_woman, Reddit:

We needed more Helaegon scenes. Ryan fucking condom can't give them a 2 minutes conversation.

I like Helaegon because Aegon is so alone in the world in the show, I need copium in my imagination that there's at least one person in his corner.

(fandom slang) The canonical incestuous ship of fictional siblings Helaena Targaryen and Aegon II Targaryen from Fire & Blood and its television adaptation House of the Dragon.

List of House of the Dragon characters#Aegon II Targaryen


Alysmond

The only ship I support is Alysmond. Canonically they were the only people in TG [Team Green] who actually loved each other romantically.

Alysmond is a "he/she can make me worse" kind of situation imo and I'm here for it.

Alysmond is one of the most vile relationships in the entire series. She was his literal hostage yet they glorify it calling Aemond “based” and a “milf enjoyer”. Fucking sick.

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Alys Rivers and Aemond Targaryen from Fire & Blood and its television adaptation House of the Dragon.


Alicole

I ship Alicole, but their relationship isn’t based on sex, more of a religious fascination and devotion—courtly love.

2023 September 7, deleted account, Reddit:

Alicole feels like a twisted version of Lancelot and Guinevere. The knight in service of the king who falls in love with the queen.

Alicole are both hypocrites, I was shouting at my screen in disbelief. These two nutheads have the audacity to besmirch Rhaenyra and then doing the same goddamn thing years later.

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Alicent Hightower and Criston Cole from Fire & Blood and its television adaptation House of the Dragon.

List of House of the Dragon characters#Alicent Hightower


MAGAnomics

The focus of MAGAnomics is simple: Grow the economy and with it the wealth of, and opportunity for, all Americans.

2017 July 13, Mick Mulvaney, “Introducing MAGAnomics”, in The Wall Street Journal:

The willingness of "MAGA Republicans" to force a government shutdown "unless Donald Trump gets his way, shines a brighter spotlight on economic impacts of the extreme MAGAnomics agenda," campaign advisers said in an email last week.

2023 September 27, Megan Lebowitz, “Biden campaign highlights 'MAGAnomics' ahead of the second GOP debate”, in NBC News:


March to the Sea

An 1864 campaign of the American Civil War, during which armies under William Tecumseh Sherman laid waste to the state of Georgia between the cities of Atlanta and Savannah.


anti-Trumpism

From anti- + Trump + -ism or anti- + Trumpism.

Its emphasis has turned to anti-anti-Trumpism. Most of the magazine’s writers are too embarrassed to defend Trump’s behavior outright.

2020 September 15, Jonathan Chait, “National Review Has Elevated Anti-Anti-Trumpism to an Art Form”, in Intelligencer, archived from the original on 2023-12-26:

(US politics) General disapproval, resistance and opposition to Donald Trump and/or his policies.


Bull Run

A river in Oregon, United States, a tributary of the Sandy.

A stream in Virginia, United States, a tributary of the Occoquan.

census-designated place
census-designated place

A census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States

Prince William County
Prince William County#English

A census-designated place in Prince William County, Virginia, United States


blue shift

From blue + shift, referring to the Democratic Party's political color.

(US politics) An observed phenomenon in which an apparent early Republican lead after the polls close on the night of an election is diminished by the counting of mail-in ballots later in the evening or in the days after Election Day.


Blexas

Blend of blue (“pertaining to the Democratic Party”) + Texas.

blend

(US politics, slang) A potential flipping of Texas in Democratic favor.


Trumpquake

From Trump + quake, modeled after earthquake.

And that, it seems, was what last night’s Trumpquake was about, a revolt against the experts, against the elites, against the out-of-touch inside-the-Beltway insiders who enforced the longstanding norms that Trump so flagrantly violated.

2016 November 9, Michael Grunwald, “What Drove the Trumpquake”, in POLITICO:

I was recently at a conference about the causes and consequences of Brexit and the Trumpquake where I heard the French participants try to keep everyone calm by expressing confidence that those shattering setbacks to conventional wisdom would not be followed by the election of President Marine Le Pen.

2016 November 19, Andrew Rawnsley, “The shock lessons for liberals from Brexit and the Trumpquake”, in The Guardian:

(US politics) Donald Trump's unexpected 2016 presidential election win.


Trump-proof

en-adj

Trump-proof (comparative more Trump-proof, superlative most Trump-proof)

more Trump-proof (comparative)
most Trump-proof (superlative)

Another: “We need a rigorous screening process with 100% accuracy and a 20 ft. high Trump-proof fence around all of St. Petersburg.”

2015 December 8, Claire McNeill, “[Rick] Kriseman ‘bars’ Trump from St. Pete”, in tbt* (Tampa Bay Times), St. Petersburg, Fla., page 7, column 2:

The primary process might not be Trump-proof, but the democratic governing process, as outlined by the Constitution, is designed to stifle would-be dictators and buffoons.

2016 August 7, Phil Reisman, “It will be [Hillary] Clinton or Trump, but likely not for too long”, in Poughkeepsie Journal, 231st year, number 327, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., page 12A, column 4:

2016 November 20, Donnelle Eller, “Iowa’s clean energy likely is Trump-proof”, in Des Moines Sunday Register, Des Moines, Ia., page 1D

And more importantly, is your money and family Trump-proof?

2017 January 15, Michael Molinski, “Are your finances Trump-proof?”, in Knoxville News Sentinel, Knoxville, Tenn., page 7B, column 1:


John Fraud Kerry

Blend of John Forbes Kerry + fraud, from accusations that he faked his three Purple Hearts in the Vietnam War.

[When] we find the truth about John "Fraud" Kerry's military records.

2004 August 6, cop...@usa.net, “Where did Bush's corner go ?”, in (Usenet):

[S]he basically is in the same predicament as Lt. John Fraud Kerry!
 Damned if she does, damned if she doesn't, […] only the Polls can tell her (just like Kerry) what she believes.

2005 September 21, Bill-for-First-Lady, “Hillary's Problem is the same as Lt. John Fraud Kerry's”, in alt.politics.gw-bush (Usenet):

I'm shocked, *SHOCKED*, that John Fraud Kerry was able to get his daughter out of her DUI arrest.

2009 November 23, 1-20-2013, “Do you suppose John Kerry used the ol' "do you know who I am?" line?”, in alt.politics (Usenet):

An Incident on the Bay Hap River from Scott Swett’s “To Set the Record Straight” to find out for yourself what a self-aggrandizing liar John Fraud Kerry truly is.

2022 November 19, TEWS_Pilot, “Comment to "COP27 Fail: John Kerry MIA as Delegates Demand the USA Pay for “Loss and Damage”"”, in wattsupwiththat.com:

(derogatory, US politics) Nickname for John Kerry.


ANV

Army of Northern Virginia
Army of Northern Virginia#English

Initialism of Army of Northern Virginia.


Western Theater

(now historical) In the American Civil War, the western area of operations. The biggest battle fought in this region was Chickamauga.

Western theater of the American Civil War


Kirby Smithdom

After Confederate General Edmund Kirby Smith.

(now historical) In the American Civil War, the Trans-Mississippi Department, consisting, roughly, of Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana.


Eastern Theater

(now historical) In the American Civil War, the eastern area of operations; roughly speaking, in and near Virginia.

Eastern theater of the American Civil War


Army of Northern Virginia

(now historical) The main Confederate army in the Eastern Theater in the American Civil War; it was headed by Robert E. Lee during most of its existence.


Newscum

“Governor Gavin Newscum is trying to KILL our Nation’s beautiful California,” Trump said Friday in a post on Truth Social, using his derisive nickname for the governor.

2024 November 8, Dustin Gardiner, “Gavin Newsom’s quest to ‘Trump-proof’ California enrages incoming president”, in POLITICO:

(US politics, derogatory) Gavin Newsom, governor of California.


Wilderness

Spotsylvania County
Spotsylvania County#English

An unincorporated community in Spotsylvania County, Orange County, Virginia, United States.


Hague Invasion Act

(informal, US politics) The American Service-Members' Protection Act.


BlueMAGA

From blue + MAGA. From blue, the color associated with the Democratic Party and MAGA ("Make America Great Again"), the slogan used by Donald Trump during his election campaigns.
First coined by conservatives in 2017 after the 2016 US presidential election, popularised in mid-2024 after the initial presidential debate during Joe Biden and Donald Trump.

(US politics, collective) Liberal and progressive voters who support Joe Biden to an outrageous and seemingly blind extent, perceived to behave similarly to Trump supporters.


Onigger

If all the free loading liberals were dead. Planet Earth would be
eutopia^([sic]). Instead we have to carry these free loading Onigger
supporters and the world is shit.

2009 February 19, MuahMan, “All Liberals Should Be Dead”, in alt.sports.football.pro.ne-patriots (Usenet):

true or not?
Onigger said, color of skin = POTUS competence.
ONarco Mafio Rubio said, large penis size = POTUS competence.

2016 March 5, Arc Michael, “Marco Rubio bigger Penis size the smarter you are”, in alt.prophecies.nostradamus (Usenet):

it's time for this nigger from kenay^([sic]) who lied to americans about being born in hawaii, he sucks and is the worst president of all time and when the donald is president onigger and killary are going to prison

2016 May 29, tm-com...@att.net, “It's time to get rid of the nigger president in the U.S.A.”, in alt.gossip.celebrities (Usenet):

(US, slang, derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) Barack Obama