jackeroni@lemmy.ml to Memes@lemmy.ml · 20 days agoAuThOriTarIan the CIA madeup word that keeps on givin!lemmy.mlexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up136arrow-down14
arrow-up132arrow-down1external-linkAuThOriTarIan the CIA madeup word that keeps on givin!lemmy.mljackeroni@lemmy.ml to Memes@lemmy.ml · 20 days agomessage-square6fedilink
minus-squareAnarcho-Bolshevik@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·20 days agoIt predates the CIA, but I agree that it’s a vastly overused word that is becoming a thought-terminating cliché.
minus-squareferric_carcinization@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·19 days agoYour link gives the exact years (1859 & 1862) for 2 definitions, without a single citation.
minus-squareAnarcho-Bolshevik@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·18 days agohttps://www.etymonline.com/columns/post/sources
It predates the CIA, but I agree that it’s a vastly overused word that is becoming a thought-terminating cliché.
Your link gives the exact years (1859 & 1862) for 2 definitions, without a single citation.
https://www.etymonline.com/columns/post/sources