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Maybe the “great” America that Donald wants to take us back to is the 1860s?

  • pruwyben@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
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    6 months ago

    The one a little bit further down - “Trumpery” meaning “Deceit; fraud” - needs to make a comeback.

    • merc@sh.itjust.worksOPEnglish
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      6 months ago

      Or even better “Worthless or deceptive in character”. (Which, basically, has already made a comeback.)

      It’s pretty interesting how Trump (“an excellent person”) and Trumpery (“Worthless or deceptive in character”) could both be in use at the same time, unless it was some kind of opposite-slang.

  • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    6 months ago

    Nimrod used to mean a might hunter.

    Awful was a good thing, and awesome would make you shit your paints in fear.

    Words don’t just change slowly, sometimes the do a 180 overnight