An FB-ism: "This hit me right in the feels."

[Ben Zimmer]

See the entry for "feels" in the Spring 2013 installment of "Among the
New Words" (http://bit.ly/ATNW88-1), covering nominees in the 2012 ADS
WOTY selection. "Feels" for "feelings" was nominated in the Most
Unnecessary category.

--bgz

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Ben Zimmer
http://benzimmer.com/

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