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Merriam-Webster:We're seeing a 1500% spike on 'cave' this evening. (Original Post) Demovictory9 Jan 2019 OP
Howling with laughter malaise Jan 2019 #1
A 1500% spike in people looking up the definition of "cave"? SomethingNew Jan 2019 #2
i know millenials who dont understand certain colloquial words and phrases Demovictory9 Jan 2019 #4
I had a thread locked today on a sports site for using the word Awsi Dooger Jan 2019 #3
People need to look up . . . peggysue2 Jan 2019 #5

SomethingNew

(279 posts)
2. A 1500% spike in people looking up the definition of "cave"?
Sat Jan 26, 2019, 06:52 PM
Jan 2019

I sure hope that means it's gone from 1 to 15 and that there aren't thousands of people out there who don't know what cave means . . . .

 

Awsi Dooger

(14,565 posts)
3. I had a thread locked today on a sports site for using the word
Sat Jan 26, 2019, 06:58 PM
Jan 2019

I said wherever there's a cave, fear is nearby. The right wingers hated that so they went nuts and the administrator locked the thread.

peggysue2

(10,811 posts)
5. People need to look up . . .
Sat Jan 26, 2019, 07:43 PM
Jan 2019

the word 'cave?' Jeeze. But then there was a spike in 'scot-free' a few weeks go.

Which makes me wonder how many Americans have ever taken an English class. Or spent time reading beyond their iPhone.

Sad.

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