[Ads-l] glurge

[Nancy Friedman]

Here's something I wrote about glurge in 2010:

https://fritinancyblog.wordpress.com/2010/08/02/word-of-the-week-glurge/


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On Mon, Sep 29, 2025 at 5:08 AM Jonathan Lighter <
00001aad181a2549-dmarc-request at listserv.uga.edu> wrote:

> Snopes.com:
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> "These sorts of stories resemble glurge, which Dictionary.com defines as
> stories 'that are supposed to be true and uplifting, but which are often
> fabricated and sentimental.'"
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> JL
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