hopium

== English == === Alternative forms === hopeium === Etymology === Blend of hope +‎ opium, as though it were a drug; regarding the surface analysis as hope +‎ -ium, see copium § Etymology. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈhəʊ.pi.əm/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈhoʊ.pi.əm/ Rhymes: -əʊpiəm === Noun === hopium (uncountable) (colloquial, idiomatic, derogatory) A clinging to unreasonable or unfounded hopes. For more quotations using this term, see Citations:hopium. ==== Usage notes ==== Often associated with the Barack Obama "Hope" poster and associated political beliefs. ==== Related terms ====