

Nov 1, 2017 This week’s theme

Blend words



This week’s words

wegotism

freemium

mediocracy

chillax

slacktivism



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mediocracy PRONUNCIATION: (mee-dee-OK-ruh-see)

MEANING: noun: Rule by the mediocre.

ETYMOLOGY: A blend of mediocre + -ocracy (rule). Earliest documented use: 1845.

USAGE: “Why are gifted individuals always forced out by the mediocracy?”

Christopher Fowler; The Victoria Vanishes; Bantam; 2008.

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY: A man said to the universe: "Sir, I exist!" "However," replied the universe, "The fact has not created in me a sense of obligation." -Stephen Crane, writer (1 Nov 1871-1900)





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