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minus-squarenull_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 hours agoIIRC this particular word emerged in a blog post published explicitly to propose a bunch of new words. So yes I do realise that all words have an etymology, but most were not created in the course of self aggrandizement.
minus-squareSkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 hours agoBut I mean like… so what? There was a need/desire for a word describing this concept, it was created, and is now used. It’s a new word
IIRC this particular word emerged in a blog post published explicitly to propose a bunch of new words.
So yes I do realise that all words have an etymology, but most were not created in the course of self aggrandizement.
But I mean like… so what?
There was a need/desire for a word describing this concept, it was created, and is now used. It’s a new word