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Obama-esque
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Obamaesque
English
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en Obamaesque
Etymology
From en Obama esque.
Adjective
Obama-esque
Resembling or characteristic of Barack Obama (born 1961), American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017.
en w:Chicago Tribune 160th year 21 21 January 2007 7 16 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/232438815/ ‘24’ presidential story line has Obama-esque feel / A youngish, African-American politician becomes president. He’s relatively untested and rode to the highest office in the land on a wave of goodwill — but is he ready for the job? Does it sound like the hypothetical presidency of Sen. Barack Obama, Illinois’ own presidential hopeful?
en radaronline.com E-Opinion: The best of the political blogs Daily News 7 March 2007 27 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/409795605/ John McCain’s Obama-esque remarks about our “wasted” resources in Iraq weren’t the only comments that landed him in hot water after a recent appearance on “Late Show With David Letterman.”
en David Brooks If Romney wins, so will Democrats Intelligencer Journal 214th year 168 Lancaster, Pa. Lancaster Newspapers Inc. 2 January 2008 A10 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/567906568/ [Mitt] Romney, the cautious consultant, is pivoting to stress his corporate competence, and is rebranding himself as an Obama-esque change agent, but he will never make the sort of daring break that independent voters will demand if they are going to give the GOP another look.
en Aaron Blake Democrats’ four big takeaways w:Star Tribune XXXIX 140 22 August 2020 A5 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/679282818/ After beginning with some more high-minded, even Obama-esque comments about what our country is, [Joe] Biden turned to the coronavirus.
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en Barack Obama