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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A variation on the ever-popular "Trouser Snake", however the prefix added to insure that there is no doubt to what exactly the..
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Describing something extremely delicious that one has eaten.
Use: That dinner was yummilation!
See yummy, delicious, yumilation, delec..
