[Ads-l] Query from Huffington Post: "Dumpster Fire" (UNCLASSIFIED)

[Mullins, Bill CIV (US)]

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Of possible interest:
http://blog.oxforddictionaries.com/2016/05/dumpster-fire/



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> Today I received the request below about "dumpster fire"  but don't have an answer.
> Would someone else perhaps be able to help?
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> Gerald Cohen
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> From: Claire Fallon [claire.fallon at huffingtonpost.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2016 1:59 PM
> To: Cohen, Gerald Leonard
> Subject: HuffPost interview query: "Dumpster fire"
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> Hi Gerald,
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> I'm a Books and Culture writer at HuffPost, and I'm working on an article about the phrase "dumpster fire" and its rather sudden ubiquity as
> an insult. I'm interested in speaking to lexicographers like yourself who might have some insight on its rise to popularity.
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> Please let me know if you'd be interested in speaking to me for the article; I'd love to hear your thoughts!
> 
> Best,
> Claire
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> Claire Fallon
> Books & Culture Writer | THE HUFFINGTON POST claire.fallon at huffingtonpost.com
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