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Ask most anyone that has paid close attention to this election cycle and they will tell it\’s already been bizarre and full of unique scenarios and things that have \”almost never happened\”. It should be no surprise then that the political lexicon has been expanded to describe these unique situations.

Just so we\’re all on the same page and can communicate effectively, please be aware of the following new terms and their meanings. If you have additional phrases that need to be added, please alert others in the comments

• Baraknaphobia: Fear of a seasoned political machine losing the Democratic nomination to an inexperienced candidate.
• Macnaphobia: Irrational fear of winning the White House despite running a popular, highly-qualified war hero (most commonly found in inside-the-beltway TV conservatives).
• The Seven Year Kucinich: It can’t possibly take her that long, can it?
• Rathered: Losing one’s job by letting political biases color supposedly objective journalism. (E.g. Someone at the NYT will be Rathered after publishing the unsubstantiated hit piece on Senator McCain).
• FLOTUS Promotus: Political qualification by marriage.
• First Obamendment: Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of the press to fall in lust with a candidate.
• Ickey-Sticky: An effective hit by the Clinton campaign.
• Vicki-Sticky: See Rathered.
• Sunshine Suicide (Sunshinicide): Sitting out the first four primaries to start a Presidential campaign in Florida.
• Blowmentum: Impact of $400 hair cuts on populist Presidential campaigns.
• Jerriatrics: Medicines believed to reduce the effects of aging (side effects may include drowsiness and the nagging urge to run for President)
• Premature eleculation – declaring yourself the nominee before a single vote is cast.
• Bloombust – a New York politician who flirts with running for president for years but ultimately does not. Syn: Cuono.