feel the Bern
English
Etymology
A pun on feel the burn. Coined by People for Bernie organizer Winnie Wong.
Verb
feel the Bern (third-person singular simple present feels the Bern, present participle feeling the Bern, simple past and past participle felt the Bern)
- (US politics, slang, humorous) To support the American politician Bernie Sanders (born 1941), especially during his 2016 or 2020 campaigns for the Democratic presidential nomination.
- 2019 September 20, Sydney Ember, “Young Voters Still ‘Feel the Bern,’ but Not Just for Bernie Sanders Anymore”, in The New York Times, ISSN 0362-4331:
- It also helped that Mr. Sanders […] was both decidedly uncool and new to presidential politics, affording his campaign a paradoxical edge that inspired millions of young supporters to “feel the bern” and vote for him over Hillary Clinton.
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See also
- Berner
- Bernie bro
- Berniecrat
References
- Sage Lazzaro (March 9, 2016), “The Surprising Origin of #FeelTheBern: Meet the Creator of the Viral Hashtag”, in Observer, New York, retrieved March 25, 2022.