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Szdfan wrote: ↑Sun May 28, 2023 11:35 pm

HondurasKeiser wrote: ↑Sun May 28, 2023 11:29 pm

Szdfan wrote: ↑Sun May 28, 2023 9:45 am 1) Kayfabe
2) In professional wrestling, the suspension of disbelief that matches and dramatic relationships between wrestlers are real and not fake.
3) "How Wrestling Explains Alex Jones and Donald Trump." by Nick Rogers.
4) The etymology is unclear, but irs believed that the term has been around for about 50 years.

I’ve never in my life heard that word before and now I’ve seen it explained 3 times in 2 weeks (you’re the 3rd). What’s going on?

I guess the universe wants you to know this word...

Or someone is really trying to make ‘fetch’ happen.

My Brit contribution: CHUFFED
In my opinion, I think Americans should use this word more. It is gentle and understated yet allows one to express a state of being pleased.

Szdfan wrote: ↑Sun May 28, 2023 9:45 am 1) Kayfabe
2) In professional wrestling, the suspension of disbelief that matches and dramatic relationships between wrestlers are real and not fake.
3) "How Wrestling Explains Alex Jones and Donald Trump." by Nick Rogers.
4) The etymology is unclear, but irs believed that the term has been around for about 50 years.

What does the irs care how long the term has been around? And who even thought to ask them?

ken_sylvania wrote: ↑Mon May 29, 2023 11:41 am

Szdfan wrote: ↑Sun May 28, 2023 9:45 am 1) Kayfabe
2) In professional wrestling, the suspension of disbelief that matches and dramatic relationships between wrestlers are real and not fake.
3) "How Wrestling Explains Alex Jones and Donald Trump." by Nick Rogers.
4) The etymology is unclear, but irs believed that the term has been around for about 50 years.

What does the irs care how long the term has been around? And who even thought to ask them?

Lol. They tax bad grammar

Flabbergast

Verb: Surprise someone greatly.

I can remember that word being used in my youth.

One that happens on MN often, some in this thread.

Argle-bargle: copious but meaningless talk or writing

Cozen: to use shrewd manipulation in order to deceive. Interesting origin to this word https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cozen

"ro unclaim"
I must confess that I invented this verb for my own goals. But I see that "unclaimed" as a participle really exists.

I use "unclaim" for myself as a description of what the Christian is to do after he has understood that he is not a citizen of this world, but only a tolerated foreigner. We can still insist on the keeping of explicit promises - emphasizing that it's for the
common good and even for the weal of our opponent that promises are kept -, but we cannot really claim anything from anyone.
A world in which I have no claims on anyone is so much easier. I feel really liberated.

gobsmacked
adjective
Flabbergasted, astounded, speechless, overawed.