Fwd: [Fwd: Urban Word of the Day: pluto]

[Laurence Horn]

At 8:50 AM -0700 9/12/06, Arnold M. Zwicky wrote:
>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

Or downsized, as to a dwarf version of one's former self.

>>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.
>
>------------------------------------------------------------
>The American Dialect Society - http://www.americandialect.org

------------------------------------------------------------
The American Dialect Society - http://www.americandialect.org