What is Supernomaly?
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A word which begins as a name for a specific member of a general class of items, but which ends up signifying the entire class.
Because Xerox was the first manufacturer of photocopy machines, many people now use "Xerox" as a synonym for photocopier, thus rendering "xerox" a supernomaly.
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A gentler term for homophobic; being averse to homosexuality in a general sense.
Mike didn't have a problem with gay people, but w..
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A sarcastic term for the identity crisis a straight-identified person has after hooking up with a queer person.
"Yeah she's h..
