[Ads-l] WOTY candidate: boost (verb)/ boosted (adj)

[Jonathan Lighter]

We had to get three polio shots in 1955 or '56, the final pair referred to
as "boosters."

It's hard to believe that people weren't using "boosted" at that time -
though I admit I can't recall hearing it.

JL

On Thu, Dec 9, 2021 at 7:57 AM Amy West <medievalist at w-sts.com> wrote:

> I've been noticing the new sense of "boosted" as in the phrase "get
> boosted" to mean get a booster shot. It's an additional sense. Kind of
> late in the year/game.
>
> ---Amy West
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