[Lexicog] McJob

[Mike Sangrey]

On Thu, 2007-05-24 at 08:21 +0100, John Roberts wrote:
> I see McJob is in the news again today. The OED defines this word as:
> 
> "An unstimulating low-paid job with few prospects, especially one
> created by the expansion of the service sector".
> 
> McDonalds disagrees, and they have organised a petition to Parliament
> to change the definition. MPs have joined in too. Some have signed an
> early day motion saying that "McJob" is a derogatory term damaging to
> the people who work for the company.
> 
> Does this happen in other countries? Do interest groups lobby the
> government to get dictionary definitions changed? Or is this something
> peculiar to the UK?

O!, this is easy.  Definitions approved by Parliament are REAL
definitions.  The others are....

....


....


McDefinitions.

Ba-da-boom.




 
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