Work was pretty busy, but at least not to a crazy degree. The day started out sunny, so I loaded laundry and got to hang it for a bit. But we had a bit of rain in the afternoon, so I ended up running them in the dryer anyway, then hung them out after the cycle to finish the job. And I cooked dinner, so that felt prudent. One more home-cooked meal means less money wasted on delivery.
Merriam-Webster now has a Time Traveller feature (you can try that link) that lets you see which words were first recorded in print. I had seen a few contacts post a few words of interest from the year of their birth, so I figured I'd give it a shot. And the list feels like a weird slice of 80s life.
There were a lot of queer-related terms, but not super happy ones. Here are some key ones in alphabetical order:
- acquired immune deficiency syndrome
- acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
- AIDS
- gaydar
- 411
- biochip
- cyberspace
- domain name
- escape key
- expansion card
- hard drive
- help screen
- netiquette
- pixelated
- quantum computer
- WYISWYG
- barista
- boy toy
- concealed carry
- convo
- dead tree
- flip off
- G-spot
- home theater
- imposter syndrome
- in-your-face
- letterboxed
- logline
- merch
- microbrewery
- MRI
- multitaskter
- narco-terrorism
- overshare
- phone sex
- plushie
- Rolodex
- rust belt
- surrogacy
- tinfoil hat
- tiramisu
- triathlete
- turducken
- type 1 diabetes
- type 2 diabetes
- Valley girl
- VJ
- water park
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