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 - bug-ger the ques-tion
- Pronunciation: ˈbu̇-gər thə ˈkwes-chən
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English bougre heretic, from Anglo-French bugre, from Medieval Latin Bulgarus, literally, Bulgarian; from the association of Bulgaria with the Bogomils, who were accused of sodomy
To misuse a phrase so prevalently that the incorrect/inaccurate meaning becomes linguistically valid.
"When you say, 'That literally blew my mind,' you're trying to bugger the question."
See also: ma-la-prop-en-si-ty, dinosaur comics on logical fallacies. |
May 27th, 2007
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 Thanks to a discussion with ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) liz_marcs, I would like to coin the following term: - ma-la-pro-pen-si-ty
- Pronunciation: 'ma-l&-pr&-'pen(t)-s&-tE
Function: noun
Etymology: Mrs. Malaprop
: an often intense natural inclination or preference for vocabulary misuse
In recent years, journalists have developed a malapropensity for the word, "literally."
See also: an-ti-ci-point-ment. |
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