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Etymology edit

Blend of Obama +‎ automaton.

Noun edit

Obamaton (plural Obamatons)

  1. (US, slang, derogatory) A person who follows U.S. president Barack Obama blindly.
    • 2008 November 5, Rabid Weasel Lawson [username], “Re: O'bamma gives acceptance speech”, in rec.martial-arts[1] (Usenet):
      I loved it when the Obamatons started chanting "Yes we can yes we can yeswe can" in the middle of it as if it were some sort of religious ritual.
    • 2009 August 27, Obama Nation Is An Abomination [username], “Re: America's Top 10 Enemies' List”, in alt.non.racisml[2] (Usenet):
      Rather than following the MSM lead and merely parroting the Obamatons' talking points after the release of previously-classified memos this week, Thiessen actually examined the documents.
    • 2010 July 2, Frogwatch [username], “Lost hope, No Change”, in sci.military.naval[3] (Usenet):
      You just know the Obamatons will blame Bush.

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