retroactive(ly)

[Laurence Horn]

On Jan 1, 2013, at 7:34 AM, David Barnhart wrote:

> Word of the Year for 2013!!! must be _retroactive_--applied to the way
> politicians play with our emotions.
>
I don't know; seems like "retroactive" would have to be the WOTY for 2011, or earlier.  Maybe for 1990, for our first and worst WOTY, retroactively replacing the unfortunate "Bushlips".

LH

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