Friday, June 12, 2026

Vocabulary lesson: Apparently no one in the Trump administration ever worked in a restaurant or bar

 

No, it is NOT "an endorsement of political violence".

What we are saying is remove Trump from the presidential menu, i.e., impeach the most corrupt President in U.S. history.


Screengrab of portion of dictionary definitionMerriam-Webster

Headline:  Washington Post, 6/11/2026


According to Merriam-Webster, the first known use of 'eighty-six', as in to refuse to serve (a customer), occurred in 1942.

Other coinages from the same year include:
  1. a-hole
  2. belly-land
  3. bow out
  4. cheesed off
  5. Christian nationalism
  6. Delhi belly
  7. plus-size

Other vocabulary posts:
2026
Overshare.  (6/11)
Manosphere.  (4/2)
Oomph.  (4/2)
Retarded.  (3/31)
Noob.  (3/31)
Shoegaze.  (2/5)
Gonzo.  (1/22)

2025
Hypergamy.  (7/31)
Situationship.  (7/30)
Lollygag.  (5/22)
Bummer.  (5/20)
TV dinner.  (2/3)

March-December 2024
Deepfake.  (9/1)
Life coach.  (6/30)
Face-plant.  (6/8)
Veggie.  (4/26)  
Dox/doxxing  (4/11)
Edgelord.  (3/23)
Dad joke. 3/4)

February 2024
Edutainment.  (2/16)
Cut, as an adjective.  (2/13).  .
Flunky.  (2/5)
Janky.  (2/2)
Kiddo.  (2/2)

January 2024
Bonkers.  (1/31)
Heebie-jeebies.  (1/31)
Nudification.  (1/31)
Right-size.  (1/14)

2022
Dumpster fire.  (10/20/2022)

2018
Swinge.  (12/18/2018)

2017

2013
Yaw.  (2/28/2013)
 

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