Carolineism

What is Carolineism?

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function: noun

etymology: Eponym after Caroline Contillo who has achieved questionable local fame for coining words and phrases that surprisingly get incorporated into common New York parlance

1. a term coined by or popularized by Caroline Contillo

some carolineisms currently listed on slangdefine are: sad trombone, Debbie Downer, and take a real one. also of note: to be "h".

See coined, neologism, words, brooklyn
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