What is Vocabulary Hijacking?
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Choosing a word because it evokes a specific emotion rather than because it is accurate.
After 9/11 the word "terrorism" became a much more emotional term for Americans than before, when it was equally deplorable yet much more theoretical in most people's minds (i.e. something that happens elsewhere). Consequently, politically active people engaged in vocabulary hijacking by applying the term "terrorist" to their opponent's activities (e.g. environmental "terrorists", government-sponsored "terrorists", anti-choice "terrorists").
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It's a saying basically for someone to stop saying that someone is "stupid" because they are probably right behind him/he..
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1. Having extreme, very prominent, stereotypical racial features.
2. A black person with a very wide nose and thick jutting lips.
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