Saturday, January 10, 2026

According to Merriam-Webster, the first-known use of ‘perv’ occurred in 1948, 23 years before Elon Musk was born

 
Headline:  New York Times, 1/9/2026

Kate Conger and Lizzie Dearden report:
The altered pictures were part of a recent flood of Grok-generated images that sexualize women and children on X, Mr. Musk’s social media platform. In response to user requests, the chatbot has manipulated photos of people to dress them in skimpy garments, remove their clothes altogether or pose their bodies in suggestive ways. 
The subjects of these images — including the mother of one of Mr. Musk’s children — have decried the pictures, and some have appealed to Mr. Musk to ban the technology or remove the photos. Others have threatened legal action.

Other coinages from the same year include:
  1. chili dog
  2. defund
  3. gimmickry
  4. oddball
  5. package deal
  6. privatize
  7. sweetheart deal
  8. under-the-table

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