Date:  Tue, 12 Dec 1995 14:58:31 EST

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Subject: New word of the year (eponym division)



I picked this up off a computer humor mailing list, and thought I'd pass

it along. Unfortunately, there are enough people doing this that the

verb "to fuhrman" may be needed.



Vicki Rosenzweig

vr%acmcr.uucp[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]murphy.com | rosenzweig[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]acm.org

New York, NY



 >Message-Id: <199512121838.NAA15059[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]k12-nis-2.bbn.com>

 >Date: Fri, 8 Dec 95 17:08:38 -0500

 >To: silent-tristero[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]world.std.com

 >From: blamb[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]meitca.com (Bill Lambert)

 >Subject: Re: a new word for you; please use it immediately

 >Sender: silent-tristero-approval[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]world.std.com

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 >Reply-To: blamb[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]meitca.com (Bill Lambert)

 >Status: R

 >

 >

 >At 1:01 AM 12/08/95, t byfield wrote:

 >>I invented a new word yesterday and thought I would share it with you.

 >>

 >>    somnblabulist -> someone who talks in his or her sleep

 >>

 >>>From which, I, being the King of My New Word, derive the following:

 >>

 >>    blabule -> primary unit of blab

 >

 >I like the 'blabule', but could you please tell us the pronounciation

 >of the first word? I hardly ever use words I can't say after 3 beers :-)

 >

 >[Being able to coin new words is one of the 4 basic freedoms, along with

 >freedom of religion, the freedom of screwing the consenting adult of your

 >choice, and the freedom of choosing your own network provider.]

 >

 >I also coined a word recently that I hope people will bring into

 >common usage (not invented... we can't really invent words

 >because the nature of words is that they define existing concepts

 >that need the benefit of convenient shorthand descriptions).

 >The word is "to fuhrman" (v.) and is derived from the name of

 >LAPD All-star detective Mark Fuhrman. To fuhrman is to exercise

 >racial prejudice or harrassment against mixed race couples, as in:

 >"We were fuhrmaned on the subway when this guy called my wife

 >a (ethnic_slur_of_choice) lover." The word is catching on and has

 >been used by several people besides myself in the soc.couples.intercultural

 >ng.

 >

 >I got this idea from the Japanese using the name of ex-President

 >Bush as a verb root meaning "to vomit disgracefully".

 >

 >Hmm... I wonder how many new words tristero folks can develop

 >based on their favorite well known personalities.

 >

 >

 >

 >