An American dictionary of the English language : Webster, Noah, 1758-1843 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
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Maybe the “great” America that Donald wants to take us back to is the 1860s?

  • merc@sh.itjust.worksOPEnglish
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    4 months ago

    Or even better “Worthless or deceptive in character”. (Which, basically, has already made a comeback.)

    It’s pretty interesting how Trump (“an excellent person”) and Trumpery (“Worthless or deceptive in character”) could both be in use at the same time, unless it was some kind of opposite-slang.