Monday, April 22, 2019

BREAKING NEWS: Dictionary to use photo of William Barr as illustration for 'toady'


Sources:  Definition (Merriam -Webster), photo (Wikipedia)


According to Merriam-Webster, the first known use of 'toady' occurrred in 1826.

Other coinages from the same year:
  1. bowdlerize
  2. bushmaster
  3. cepahlopod
  4. dreamland
  5. hand-me-down
  6. missionize
  7. thimblerig

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Donald Trump, blowhard: From a mind like a steel trap to a mind like a sieve in less than 2 years. 4/21/2019)
Like many others, New York Times reporter Peter Baker got snookered by William Barr's 4-page summary.  (4/19/2019)
Donald Trump, frantic. As in, "I'm fucked!"  (4/19/2019)

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