affluenza

[victor steinbok]

As opposed to offluenza that plagued the French Revolution

VS-)
On Dec 17, 2013 7:57 AM, "Jonathan Lighter" <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com> wrote:

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> I nominate "awfluenza," the disease that now plagues all of American
> society and culture.
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> JL
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> On Tue, Dec 17, 2013 at 2:57 AM, Victor Steinbok <aardvark66 at gmail.com
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> > Nevertheless, given the timing and the immediate shitstorm that the case
> > created, this may be a good WOTY candidate for one of the categories...
> > Not likely to win overall...
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> >      VS-)
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> > On 12/12/2013 4:56 PM, David Barnhart wrote:
> > > For what it's worth, _affluenza_ appeared as an entry in
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> > > The Barnhart Dictionary Companion (Vol. 5.3-4, c1989) /
> > >
> > > Oxford Dictionary of New Words /
> > >
> > > Longman Register of New Words /
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> > > Oxford English Dictionary--Additions Series 3 /
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> > >
> > > Regards,
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> > > David
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