Wednesday, July 8, 2020

Donald Trump jawbones on education



Trump Leans on Schools to Reopen as Virus Continues Its Spread.  (The New York Times, 7/7/2020)

According to Merriam-Webster, the first-known use of 'jawbone', as in 'to speak forcefully' occurred in 1965.  

Other coinages from the same year include:
  1. cherry-pick
  2. credibility gap
  3. hardwired
  4. head case
  5. lose-lose
  6. slickster

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