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minus-square@SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilink4•4 months ago…you do realize that all words are made up, right?
minus-square@null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglish1•4 months 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-square@SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilink2•4 months 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
…you do realize that all words are made up, right?
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