by Hobbsicle » Fri Jul 24, 2020 1:15 pm
AlbatrossLover
So a word that has had the same meaning for a really long time? Yes, though slight FA One that's used often? Yes, though more so now Something like "yes"? "No"? A unit of time? Measurement? No to all
biograd
WAG: Are the words themselves (the ones you're referring to as "fake news") not real words? inserted with fake definitions only to catch plagiarism of entries from the dictionaries? No to these
If that's not correct, does the "fake news" in fact refer to words newly inserted into dictionaries? Yes, and...
Doriana
Is the inclusion of the term “fake news” itself relevant? YES
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A few dictionaries (Oxford, Collins, Dictionary.com, more probably) recently added definitions for "fake news" to their dictionaries, given the recent frequent usage of the term. This was reported as a novelty in news outlets, though some criticized the move. One such critic was Merriam Webster: "The reason fake news is unlikely to be entered in our dictionary anytime soon is that it is a self-explanatory compound noun — a combination of two distinct words, both well known, which when used in combination yield an easily understood meaning. Fake news is, quite simply, news (“material reported in a newspaper or news periodical or on a newscast”) that is fake (“false, counterfeit”)."
Thanks for playing, and good job Doriana for the final leap. As for the title, there is one place where politics always comes before religion: a dictionary.