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hahahha...i love this WORD......and the term usage nerd! i think i'll start trying this word out soon! =0) dysphemism (DIS-fuh-miz-em) noun The substitution of a harsher, deprecating or offensive term in place of a relatively neutral term. [From Greek dys- (bad) + -phemism (as in euphemism).] "There are lots of epithets for people like this - Grammar Nazis, Usage Nerds, Syntax Snobs, the Language Police. The term I was raised with is SNOOT. The word might be slightly self-mocking, but those other terms are outright dysphemisms. A SNOOT can be defined as somebody who knows what dysphemism means and doesn't mind letting you know it." David Foster Wallace, Tense Present: Democracy, English, And the Wars Over Usage, Harper's Magazine (New York), Apr 2001. |
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Hey! She snuck in a Quote of Ze Day with her Word of Ze Day... *Blows whistle and throw yellow hankie* That's a 15 point penalty... ;) |
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these are words people use around people who don't know them so they can explain them :P |
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no no a quote is comin' UP! actually people love learning new words........so many out there. my co-workers and i make it fun, trying to guess what it means......then as a way to help ME and them remember it, using it in a sentence. |
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thats kind of like boulderdash |
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