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)

1. (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^[1], →ISSN:

     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.

See also

• Berner
• Bernie bro
• Berniecrat

References

• Sage Lazzaro (2016 March 9) “The Surprising Origin of #FeelTheBern: Meet the Creator of the Viral Hashtag”, in Observer‎^[2], New York, retrieved March 25, 2022.