jackeroni@lemmy.ml to Memes@lemmy.ml · 4 days agoAuThOriTarIan the CIA madeup word that keeps on givin!lemmy.mlimagemessage-square6linkfedilinkarrow-up153arrow-down112
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minus-squareAnarcho-Bolshevik@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·4 days agoIt predates the CIA, but I agree that it’s a vastly overused word that is becoming a thought-terminating cliché.
minus-squareferric_carcinization@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoYour link gives the exact years (1859 & 1862) for 2 definitions, without a single citation.
minus-squareAnarcho-Bolshevik@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agohttps://www.etymonline.com/columns/post/sources
It predates the CIA, but I agree that it’s a vastly overused word that is becoming a thought-terminating cliché.
Your link gives the exact years (1859 & 1862) for 2 definitions, without a single citation.
https://www.etymonline.com/columns/post/sources