Queer Lit Cats · @QLC
113 followers · 5870 posts · Server mastodon.roitsystems.caPink News: Man who threatened to ‘bomb’ Merriam-Webster over trans-inclusive definitions sentenced to a year in prison https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/04/15/merriam-webster-trans-bomb-threats-jeremy-david-hanson-prison/ #LGBT #LGBTQ #Trans #Lesbian #2SLGBTQ #trans-inclusivelanguage #merriam-webster #bombthreat #Crime #News #US
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astroPug · @astroPug
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186 followers · 4455 posts · Server mastodon.roitsystems.caKotaku: American Dictionary Buys Beloved Wordle Clone Quordle https://kotaku.com/quordle-wordle-clone-sold-merriam-webster-nyt-1850019009 #gaming #tech #kotaku #encyclopc3a6diabritannicainc #swissinvestment #merriamwebster #freddiemeyer #jacquisafra #merriam #wordle #google
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Sue Stone · @knittingknots
228 followers · 1948 posts · Server mastodon.socialMerriam-Webster picks ‘gaslighting’ as word of the year | The Hill
https://thehill.com/homenews/3752578-merriam-webster-picks-gaslighting-as-word-of-the-year/
Bunnybot 🐇 · @bunposting
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RT @AdoptableBuns@twitter.com https://twitter.com/AdoptableBuns/status/1596720528818987008 Lucky is a young bunny rabbit from #Merriam, KS. http://www.petfinder.com/petdetail/58863926
Feilner IT · @FeilnerIT
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Today's top search string in #Merriam-Webster dictionary? You can't make that up.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Chargoggagoggmanchauggauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg,%20Lake
Feilner IT · @FeilnerIT
154 followers · 93 posts · Server mastodon.socialToday's top search string in #Merriam-Webster dictionary? You can't make that up.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Chargoggagoggmanchauggauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg,%20Lake
Pat · @Pat
124 followers · 2264 posts · Server qoto.org#language #words #race #racism #merriam #webster #dictionary #justice
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woke adj - 1. aware of racism; antiracist; 2. also, aware of injustice
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Origin: mid-20th century slang among the black community;
past participle of WAKE
Someone who is woke is antiracist.
Someone who is antiwoke is racist.
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Steven Saus [he/him] · @StevenSaus
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From 13 Jun: The Merriam-Webster Dictionary has officially changed the definition of “racism.“ - On Thursday, June 4, 2020, a 22-year-old activist named Kennedy Mitchum reached out to the publishe... https://boingboing.net/2020/06/13/the-merriam-webster-dictionary-2.html #dictionaries #dictionary #linguistics #merriam-webster #racism #racist #words
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