[Ads-l] Locavore
Laurence Horn
laurence.horn at YALE.EDU
Thu Nov 17 21:10:37 UTC 2022
Ah, but that's precisely how you can tell a locavore from a locovore. (Of
course people may be both, especially if their diet is enhanced by certain
mushrooms growing nearby.)
On Thu, Nov 17, 2022 at 4:00 PM David Daniel <dad at coarsecourses.com> wrote:
> My Word of the Day posting on Facebook today.
>
> "Word of the Day: LOCAVORE - noun - meaning:
> 1) Someone whose diet only or mainly consists of locally grown or produced
> food;
> 2) Someone who only or mainly consumes fake news consisting of "loco"
> conspiracy theories and the like.
> Note: The OED has only meaning 1. I have just and hereby coined meaning 2."
>
> One look and I knew it was perfect for a good many people I know.
> DAD
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