Cuomosexual

Blend of Cuomo +‎ homosexual. Popularized in 2020,^[1] though attested in reference to Andrew Cuomo since at least 2011.

• IPA^(key): /ˌkwoʊmoʊˈsɛkʃuːəl/

Cuomosexual (plural Cuomosexuals)

1. (historical) A fan of Andrew Cuomo (b. 1957), 56th governor of New York from 2011 to 2021.
   • 2011 October, “Cuomo for President.”, in Advocate‎^[2], number 1053, via EBSCO, →ISSN, page 8:

     Readers called [Andrew] Cuomo, the champion of marriage equality in New York, a "hero, plain and simple, whose actions will be remembered respectfully in history." But even Cuomosexuals wanted to remind us of his historical roots[.]

   • 2020 April 28, Christi Carras, “Gov. Andrew Cuomo approves of people who identify as ‘Cuomosexuals’”, in The Los Angeles Times‎^[3], archived from the original on 8 October 2025:

     Good news for all the self-identified “Cuomosexuals” of social media: Andrew Cuomo hears you, and he’s a fan.

   • 2021 September 1, “The Week”, in National Review‎^[4], volume 17, number 6, via EBSCO, →ISSN, page 4:

     So it turns out conversion therapy works for Cuomosexuals.

   • 2024, Reah Bravo, Complicit: How Our Culture Enables Misbehaving Men‎^[5], Gallery Books, via Google Books, →ISBN, unnumbered page:

     One evening after a Cuomo-themed Zoom happy hour with friends, New Yorker and self-proclaimed "Cuomosexual" Katie Nave sent the governor a message of gratitude for his leadership.

• The term started seeing use as self-identification during the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, though it fell heavily out of use after Cuomo's allegations of sexual abuse in December 2020.

• Cuomintang