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Tobin S.

(10,418 posts) Fri Oct 20, 2017, 10:02 PM Oct 2017

Two words I had never used in my life before Trump came along:

Skullduggery and sycophant. I'm s truck driver for Christ's sake! Trump is starting to make me sound like a spy thriller novelist. If you guys read my stuff over at Facebook you'd think I was a columnist for The Nation, and not the stiff that hauls your damn mail.

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Two words I had never used in my life before Trump came along: (Original Post) Tobin S. Oct 2017 OP

I too am beginning to use a lot of new words, and they aren't nice ones. Irish_Dem Oct 2017 #1

Sometimes you have to coin new words Xipe Totec Oct 2017 #2

Love it... MLAA Oct 2017 #4

One of my creations is... 3catwoman3 Oct 2017 #3

Another wonderful one. Who knew vocabulary drills could be so interesting! MLAA Oct 2017 #5

I'd never heard of "malignant narcissism" before Trump was elected. Now I have to watch his highplainsdem Oct 2017 #6

Dumpster fire crazycatlady Oct 2017 #7

Two words I never used before Trump: Martin Eden Oct 2017 #8

My new words: lagomorph777 Oct 2017 #9

I know that my profanity vocabulary has hit all time high. Marie Marie Oct 2017 #10

"Covfefe" "Bigly" "Dotard" BHDem53 Oct 2017 #11

I know, right? mountain grammy Oct 2017 #12

Personally I am always pissed off. SCVDem Oct 2017 #13

Try not to drink more.. noel1237 Oct 2017 #14

trumpervert disalitervisum Oct 2017 #15

Irish_Dem

(46,518 posts)

1. I too am beginning to use a lot of new words, and they aren't nice ones.

Reply to Tobin S. (Original post)

Fri Oct 20, 2017, 10:06 PM

Oct 2017

And if this was a spy novel, I wouldn't believe it.

I couldn't imagine American leadership selling out to the Russians.

Xipe Totec

(43,888 posts)

2. Sometimes you have to coin new words

Reply to Tobin S. (Original post)

Fri Oct 20, 2017, 10:10 PM

Oct 2017

like:

Ignoranus (n) and ignorant asshole.

MLAA

(17,251 posts)

4. Love it...

Reply to Xipe Totec (Reply #2)

Fri Oct 20, 2017, 10:16 PM

Oct 2017

I have also recently developed a fondness for IMPotus.

3catwoman3

(23,949 posts)

3. One of my creations is...

Reply to Tobin S. (Original post)

Fri Oct 20, 2017, 10:15 PM

Oct 2017

...crasshole - he is both crass AND an asshole. It can also be spelled cra$$hole.

MLAA

(17,251 posts)

5. Another wonderful one. Who knew vocabulary drills could be so interesting!

Reply to 3catwoman3 (Reply #3)

Fri Oct 20, 2017, 10:17 PM

Oct 2017

highplainsdem

(48,916 posts)

6. I'd never heard of "malignant narcissism" before Trump was elected. Now I have to watch his

Reply to Tobin S. (Original post)

Fri Oct 20, 2017, 10:18 PM

Oct 2017

incarnation of that mental disorder every day.

crazycatlady

(4,492 posts)

7. Dumpster fire

Reply to Tobin S. (Original post)

Fri Oct 20, 2017, 10:24 PM

Oct 2017

Martin Eden

(12,847 posts)

8. Two words I never used before Trump:

Reply to Tobin S. (Original post)

Fri Oct 20, 2017, 11:13 PM

Oct 2017

Shitgibbon & Shartcannon

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)

9. My new words:

Reply to Tobin S. (Original post)

Fri Oct 20, 2017, 11:16 PM

Oct 2017

"Emolument'
"25th Amendment"

Marie Marie

(9,999 posts)

10. I know that my profanity vocabulary has hit all time high.

Reply to Tobin S. (Original post)

Fri Oct 20, 2017, 11:23 PM

Oct 2017

BHDem53

(1,061 posts)

11. "Covfefe" "Bigly" "Dotard"

Reply to Tobin S. (Original post)

Fri Oct 20, 2017, 11:38 PM

Oct 2017

mountain grammy

(26,598 posts)

12. I know, right?

Reply to Tobin S. (Original post)

Fri Oct 20, 2017, 11:48 PM

Oct 2017

I had to look up sycophant the other day..been a while since I've seen it. Good word that kind of left my vocabulary over the last few decades. It's back, bigly.