Foodways (1941); Frankenfood; Real Mean Don't Eat Quiche

[Dennis R. Preston]

>Barry,


How could you! "Frankenfood" (or, more accurately, the prefix
"Franken-") was one of the nominees for "Word of the Decade" (let
alone, "Word of the Year") back in 1999, and "Frankenfood" was the
lone example. It is enshrined at our website
(www.americandialect.org).

Our website ain't nowhere.

dInIs



>FRANKENFOOD
>
>"Frankenfood" is one of the most popular of food word coinages. We've
>discussed it here several times. Genetically Modified ("GM") foods
>are a big topic.
>
>"Frankenfood" is not in the index to the OEFDA. Not in slang? Not in the
>topic of biotechnology, where GM is mentioned? Not ANYWHERE?
>
>There's much more, but I don't have time.


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Dennis R. Preston
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Department of Linguistics and Germanic, Slavic, Asian, and African Languages
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