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[–] frostysauce@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (5 children) You can't just make up a definition of a word. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 2 points 2 years ago (4 children) That's literally how words are made fam permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (3 children) The OED would liy to know your location. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 3 points 2 years ago (2 children) The OED is quite accepting of multiple definitions that develop over time! They love citing first known usage, it gets them hard as diamonds. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) The OED, like all dictionaries, goes by usage. One person using a word in a different way, is never going to make it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 1 point 2 years ago All definitions start somewhere, and, just fyi: "Ok Boomer" wasn't actually directed at boomers before decrepit millennials stole it from the youths. It was directed at people with the toxic mindset associated with conservativism and "old fashioned" opinions on social issues. The kinds of asshole that climb up a ladder and kick it down behind them. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 2 points 2 years ago (4 children) That's literally how words are made fam permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (3 children) The OED would liy to know your location. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 3 points 2 years ago (2 children) The OED is quite accepting of multiple definitions that develop over time! They love citing first known usage, it gets them hard as diamonds. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) The OED, like all dictionaries, goes by usage. One person using a word in a different way, is never going to make it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 1 point 2 years ago All definitions start somewhere, and, just fyi: "Ok Boomer" wasn't actually directed at boomers before decrepit millennials stole it from the youths. It was directed at people with the toxic mindset associated with conservativism and "old fashioned" opinions on social issues. The kinds of asshole that climb up a ladder and kick it down behind them. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (3 children) The OED would liy to know your location. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 3 points 2 years ago (2 children) The OED is quite accepting of multiple definitions that develop over time! They love citing first known usage, it gets them hard as diamonds. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) The OED, like all dictionaries, goes by usage. One person using a word in a different way, is never going to make it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 1 point 2 years ago All definitions start somewhere, and, just fyi: "Ok Boomer" wasn't actually directed at boomers before decrepit millennials stole it from the youths. It was directed at people with the toxic mindset associated with conservativism and "old fashioned" opinions on social issues. The kinds of asshole that climb up a ladder and kick it down behind them. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 3 points 2 years ago (2 children) The OED is quite accepting of multiple definitions that develop over time! They love citing first known usage, it gets them hard as diamonds. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) The OED, like all dictionaries, goes by usage. One person using a word in a different way, is never going to make it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 1 point 2 years ago All definitions start somewhere, and, just fyi: "Ok Boomer" wasn't actually directed at boomers before decrepit millennials stole it from the youths. It was directed at people with the toxic mindset associated with conservativism and "old fashioned" opinions on social issues. The kinds of asshole that climb up a ladder and kick it down behind them. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) The OED, like all dictionaries, goes by usage. One person using a word in a different way, is never going to make it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 1 point 2 years ago All definitions start somewhere, and, just fyi: "Ok Boomer" wasn't actually directed at boomers before decrepit millennials stole it from the youths. It was directed at people with the toxic mindset associated with conservativism and "old fashioned" opinions on social issues. The kinds of asshole that climb up a ladder and kick it down behind them. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 1 point 2 years ago All definitions start somewhere, and, just fyi: "Ok Boomer" wasn't actually directed at boomers before decrepit millennials stole it from the youths. It was directed at people with the toxic mindset associated with conservativism and "old fashioned" opinions on social issues. The kinds of asshole that climb up a ladder and kick it down behind them. permalink fedilink source parent