[Ads-l] squad

[Ben Zimmer]

On Tue, Feb 27, 2024 at 11:04 AM Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> = 'group of friends or associates'
>
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> https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/longest-living-people-world-abide-175040440.html
> :
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> Seek out a squad that makes you feel accepted and seen, whether that’s your
> local CrossFit gym or a weekly trivia ritual at the restaurant down the
> block.


This meaning of "squad" got nominated for ADS WOTY back in 2015, when
Taylor Swift gave it a boost. I talked about "squad" and "#squadgoals" on
NPR at the time.

https://www.npr.org/2015/12/26/461124484/from-squadgoals-to-schlonged-contenders-for-2015s-word-of-the-year

The "squad" of House Dems (Reps. Ocasio-Cortez, Omar, Pressley, and Tlaib)
came later, in Nov. 2018 when AOC repurposed the word in an Instagram post.

https://www.vox.com/2019/7/17/20696474/squad-congresswomen-trump-pressley-aoc-omar-tlaib

--bgz

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