affluenza

[Laurence Horn]

On Dec 17, 2013, at 4:52 PM, victor steinbok wrote:

> As opposed to offluenza that plagued the French Revolution
>
> VS-)

Or "arfluenza", an unfortunate side effect of screwing the pooch.  Reminds me--*we* talk about screwing the pooch, but what do *dogs* call it?

LH


> 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) /
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>>>> Oxford Dictionary of New Words /
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>>>> 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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