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Words from events in culture

Postby Zen » Fri Jan 27, 2017 9:56 am

"The lines between kindness, apathy, and thickheadedness can be very thin." - Nakatani Nio Sensei
“The direction of escape is toward freedom. So what is ‘escapism’ an accusation of?” - Ursula K. Le Guin
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Re: Words from events in culture

Postby akiva » Fri Jan 27, 2017 9:59 am

Adding -gate to any major scandal name.
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Postby Phoebe » Fri Jan 27, 2017 10:00 am

That's interesting. I think Bork is also a verb that has something to do with Cooking or perhaps preparing things to be Cooked, according to the Muppet Show. I know we use regular examples of such cultural-event words but I can't remember off the top of my head what they are. Will have to add here.
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Re: Words from events in culture

Postby Zen » Fri Jan 27, 2017 11:01 am

"The lines between kindness, apathy, and thickheadedness can be very thin." - Nakatani Nio Sensei
“The direction of escape is toward freedom. So what is ‘escapism’ an accusation of?” - Ursula K. Le Guin
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Re: Words from events in culture

Postby poorpete » Sat Jan 28, 2017 3:00 pm

You should listen to Slate's Lexicon Valley podcast. You will no longer think our language is screwed up. It's always evolving, always assimilating. Less Bork, more Borg. hehe.

I've enjoyed the addition of "Meh" to culture, thanks to Internet culture, via The Simpsons writers who coined it, via the Yiddish word "Feh" meaning yuck.
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Re: Words from events in culture

Postby Mike » Wed Feb 01, 2017 3:26 pm

Going postal.

My son just used the phrase today and then said, "I wonder why they call it that."
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Re: Words from events in culture

Postby FlameBlade » Thu Feb 02, 2017 11:37 am

Groundhog Day. You can thank Bill Murray for that one.
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