Jargon Watch: Obamu

Obamu v.
To triumph over obstacles by acting with unfounded optimism. Taking Barack Obama’s “Yes we can!” mantra as inspiration, this Japanese neologism has become a popular term of encouragement in tweets and blogs, often for friends suffering kobamu (rejection).

Just feel like I will need to use it someday soon..

Jawoo Koo

Jawoo Koo

구자우 | research fellow | international food policy research institute

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