Really, Japan? According to CNNGo Tokyo, the Commander-in-Chief has gotten his own verb, after it was passed around on a Kyoto University mailer and mentioned on Twitter. Once.
Apparently this sort of thing isn't unheard of. Back when President Bush (the first) went and visited Japan, he lost a tennis match to Emperor Hirohito and later that evening at a dinner party, he ブシュした (Bushu shita) -- did the Bush thing and vomited in public.
Of course, these words never really made it into the public's lexicon, as most people have never even heard the terms, especially college students, where the phrase "obamu" is supposed to be popular. Perhaps I should start using it in my daily conversations? Perhaps I can keep the word alive!
http://www.japanator.com/japan-loves-obama-so-much-they-gave-him-his-own-verb-12...
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- Nettle
- added this
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This makes me a little sad.
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- lolitanimatronic
- 4 days ago
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I've given Obama his own verb too, but good taste prevents me from sharing it in mixed company.
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well he has done so much he sounds like a verb
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Great Nettle,.......your knowledge is deep,....and for the most,...a pleasure to digest. ( But in the case of Bushisms,....unpalatable) I think the public was "Bushu shita-d" quite enough while he was in office.
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That made me giggle
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- TargetMouse
- 4 days ago
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uhhh... wow.
this just opened many doors for creating words.
how about... to clinton? ...to nixon?-
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- cccocanicola
- 4 days ago
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He is their new Micheal Jackson. Too soon?
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- cheeseAndCrackers
- 4 days ago
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That's kind of cool. haha.
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- Atalanda_Cameron
- 4 days ago
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Obamu: v. ability to spout BS and attempt to convince others it is true.
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This is the extent of his trip to Asia? What a waste of taxpayer money.
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- JanforGore
- 4 days ago
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"Obamao" --the graphic superimposition of Obama's face on the body of Chairman Mao the Chinese government had gone so far as to ban the image by threatening to shut down vendors selling the popular T-shirts. Apparently, the government fears the image will offend the visiting president.
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- ras_menelik
- 4 days ago
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The Japanese love to make new slangs. My Japanese teacher often learns just as much as we do when the young student teacher comes over with her fresh verbs and nouns.
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Hey he didn't hurl like U no WHo ha ha!
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- karenazimi
- 4 days ago
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meep
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these are the same people that have a word for "worked to death"
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hahahaha wow rei want a verb too lol..
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- Geo_Gravity
- 4 days ago
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Sounds to much like I'llBombU
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- lordsbassman
- 4 days ago
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Bushu: v. To fuck up the planet beyond repair in every way possible.
The world was so fucked up after Bush's terms (still can't believe he was elected twice) that there was no possible way to fix anything in one term, even if the man elected was Jesus himself....
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This is adorable. I will try to use it often.
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- ahappymintleaf
- 4 days ago
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interesting on the japanese's part...taken from someone who is not their leader. and never will be.
lol
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- pandaman2105
- 4 days ago
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LOl- thats not true. He probably has a birth certificate for Japan too. He can always have one made up for China since he is is virtually a card carrying communist- at least hats the way the Chinese see it.
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- Martin_of_Tours
- 4 days ago
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I have a lot of adjectives for Obama but not so many verbs
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Oh Japan.
/giggle
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Obamu!!
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- booksellergirl
- 3 days ago
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Meanwhile Japanese bloggers picked up on the story, quoting material Sakovitch had quoted, but offering an important extra tidbit: None of them (nor their friends) had ever heard it in use. Not one. "I swear nobody uses this word," one blogger wrote.
Read more: Obamu: Obama gets his own (imaginary?) verb | Travel Asia with CNNGo.com - The Insiders Guide to Travelling in Asia http://www.cnngo.com/tokyo/none/obamu-obama-gets-his-own-imaginary-verb-895834#i...
yeah not totally real
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- wehearthawkins
- 3 days ago
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