[Ads-l] teotwawki

[Nancy Friedman]

It’s pronounced “tee-ought-wah-kee,” and it’s been around for at least a
couple of decades. (A paywalled Boston Globe article to which I don't have
full access says since 1996.)  I included it in a 2012 post about peppers:

https://nancyfriedman.typepad.com/away_with_words/2012/11/word-of-the-week-prepper.html

Nancy Friedman
Chief Wordworker
https://wordworking.com
https://fritinancy.substack.com

tel 510 652-4159
cel 510 304-3953
twitter/mastodon/instagram/bluesky/Threads @Fritinancy

On Sun, Apr 14, 2024, 4:21 PM Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>
wrote:

>
> https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/yes-civil-war-movie-terrifying-110000545.html
> :
>
> Some [militia groups] are more generally preparing for social collapse —
> what’s known in online circles as “teotwawki,” for “the end of the world as
> we know it”— and are stockpiling weapons and supplies in anticipation.
>
> JL
>
> --
> "If the truth is half as bad as I think it is, you can't handle the truth."
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> The American Dialect Society - http://www.americandialect.org
>

------------------------------------------------------------
The American Dialect Society - http://www.americandialect.org