Omnishambles
If I made up a word which then became accepted as a new word, so much so that it could be included in the next edition of the Oxford English Dictionary I would die a very proud and happy man.
It appears that this indeed could be happening. The word omnishambles was first used in a situation comedy about politics and the higher echelons if the civil service called The Thick of It. It was used by a character to describe a momentous cock up.
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A leading politician then used it in the House of Commons to sum up all the perceived government mistakes. This was received rather well by the politicians and has been used frequently since. So a word made up in a fictional television series has influenced the actual world it's satire was based on. Classic stuff and well done the writers.
Our family has long substituted the work for sock for the more taboo four letter word beginning with F. This makes swearing slightly more 'middle class'. Everyone gets the sentiment but is not offended by the actual words.
Sock can be a replacement for the word directly or can be used in a variety of ways, for example; socking hell, sock off, for socks sake. In fact it is even more versatile than the word it substitutes as the word socks works better. There are some instances where the word sock is frankly inappropriate, but I will let you muse on them yourselves.
Although in common everyday usage in my family I can't ever imagine a time when the definition for sock is changed in the dictionary. But you never know.
It appears that this indeed could be happening. The word omnishambles was first used in a situation comedy about politics and the higher echelons if the civil service called The Thick of It. It was used by a character to describe a momentous cock up.
A leading politician then used it in the House of Commons to sum up all the perceived government mistakes. This was received rather well by the politicians and has been used frequently since. So a word made up in a fictional television series has influenced the actual world it's satire was based on. Classic stuff and well done the writers.
Our family has long substituted the work for sock for the more taboo four letter word beginning with F. This makes swearing slightly more 'middle class'. Everyone gets the sentiment but is not offended by the actual words.
Sock can be a replacement for the word directly or can be used in a variety of ways, for example; socking hell, sock off, for socks sake. In fact it is even more versatile than the word it substitutes as the word socks works better. There are some instances where the word sock is frankly inappropriate, but I will let you muse on them yourselves.
Although in common everyday usage in my family I can't ever imagine a time when the definition for sock is changed in the dictionary. But you never know.
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