Posted on 11/15/2010 12:54:19 PM PST by onyx
Sarah Palin has officially changed the modern lexicon, one tweet at a time. While one might expect the New Oxford American Dictionary to refudiate the former Alaska governor’s favorite verb, today they embraced it, announcing “refudiate” as the official 2010 word of the year.
"From a strictly lexical interpretation of the different contexts in which Palin has used 'refudiate,' we have concluded that neither 'refute' nor 'repudiate' seems consistently precise, and that 'refudiate' more or less stands on its own, suggesting a general sense of 'reject.' "the New Oxford American Dictionary said in a press release.
Palin’s use of “refudiate,” launched critics into a frenzy when she first posted the made up verb on her Twitter page over the summer.
“Peaceful Muslims, pls refudiate,” the 2008 vice presidential nominee tweeted in July, launching a string of harsh responses from the media. While some called Palin’s linguistic mash up egregious others said she would never hear the end of it (look who’s laughing now).
Palin later joked at her own expense, "'refudiate,' 'misunderestimate,' 'wee-wee'd up.' English is a living language. Shakespeare liked to coin new words too. Got to celebrate it!"
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Isn't refudiate the word FDR used when he went on television during the Great Depression to discuss fear? Make Joe Biden can tell us.
I want glasses like hers. I can’t find them.
Ha, Ha. There’s no one like Sarah. Undefeated and unphased.
I hope you do, too! I pray all of us will see her inauguration in 2013!
That *will* be gosh, darn flippin' 'grate.' You betcha!
I refudiate your flippin’ comments about her.
You sound almost like the lamestream.
She’s smarter than you and all of her critics put together.
“Try” reading Sarah Takes on Big Oil, for starter’s.
FR is Palin Country, or haven't you heard?
Hi, yes indeed! Very happy to have you join us!
WELCOME!!!
Out from your dark crevasse again.
Find another hobby.
Thanks very much, fideist.
“Refudiate” and Sarah Palin triumph!
Pinging 2ndDivisionVet! He can tell you about her glasses.
That's the truth, altura!
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Its an excellent word.
Its really two words for the price of one: Refute, and Repudiate, wrapped in one.
Refudiate Liberalism!
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Admittance is quite correct according to the dictionary.
It is more specific than the alternative ‘admission,’ which is more vague and generalized.
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Refudiate. Okay then.
Go Sarah! Woo-Hoo!
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> “So i “refudiate” those who say spanish will take over, etc. The english snowball will roll over spanish and pick up the words it likes, as it has for every culture!”
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Do you remember when they invented a special version of Spanish called Esperanto that had no irregular verbs, to make it easy to learn? It seems to have vanished.
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Damn, it must hurt real bad to be you!
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"From a strictly lexical interpretation of the different contexts in which Palin has used 'refudiate,' we have concluded that neither 'refute' nor 'repudiate' seems consistently precise, and that 'refudiate' more or less stands on its own, suggesting a general sense of 'reject.' "the New Oxford American Dictionary said in a press release.The Kenyanigma can't claim to have coined a new word -- and even if he had, it would be attributed to the puppetmasters feeding his TOTUS. Thanks onyx.
Another pain brain.
Please do not leave a note when you correct the error of your birth!
That picture was made the day I spoke to her. She seemed almost without makeup that day.
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