![]() Would “humblebrag” and “kardash” become mainstream, I wondered, and would they ever show up in a traditional dictionary?Īs old words take on new meanings and new words emerge, questions about the fluidity of language and the meaning of words become more complicated - and more interesting. ![]() ![]() So I was intrigued when comedian Harris Wittels coined the term “ humblebrag” and when Weird Al Yankovic used the word “ kardash” to describe a unit of time measuring 72 days. I like learning the etymology of words and seeing how language changes over time.
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