[Ads-l] MAGA Not in OED

Shapiro, Fred fred.shapiro at YALE.EDU
Thu Sep 19 12:55:08 UTC 2024


The acronym MAGA is not yet in OED.  This (unfortunately) has become a major term in U.S. political discourse.  In a few minutes of research, the earliest citation I find is the following:

2015 Politico 31 July (ProQuest)  MAGA standes for the Trump campaign slogan "Make America Great Again."

Fred Shapiro


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