I appreciate that Rosie is happily able to give old grumpy words new fun, fluid definitions...
My most favorite recent example...
First, as defined by Webster
suppress
verb [ with obj. ]
forcibly put an end to: the uprising was savagely suppressed.
verb [ with obj. ]
forcibly put an end to: the uprising was savagely suppressed.
ORIGIN late Middle English
And Rosie's alternative and far more fun meaning...
SUPPRESSED!
verb
verb
"being really, really surprised and impressed at the EXACT SAME TIME"
Origin: Southwestern Ohio Target store, Hello Kitty girls fashion rack
properly used in a sentence...
properly used in a sentence...
"This hat is so beautiful! If I wear it to school my friends will be SO SUPPRESSED to see it!"
Apologies to you, Mr. Webster.
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