Fwd: [Fwd: Urban Word of the Day: pluto]
Arnold M. Zwicky
zwicky at CSLI.STANFORD.EDU
Tue Sep 12 15:50:27 UTC 2006
today's verbing...
Begin forwarded message:
> From: Victor <victor.steinbok at verizon.net>
> Date: September 12, 2006 8:36:50 AM PDT
> Subject: [Fwd: Urban Word of the Day: pluto]
>
> I wonder if it will stick... Might be too high-brow...
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Urban Word of the Day: pluto
> Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2006 09:08:23 -0500
>
> Man, there are some folks who should be permanently plutoed.
> FWD:=========
> September 12, 2006: pluto
> Verb. to pluto someone or something is to downgrade, demote or
> remove altogether from a prestigious group or list, Like what was
> done to the planet of the same name.
> he was plutoed like an old pair of shoes.
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