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| | |politically correct | | |politically correct |
| | |1983 | | |1983 |
| − | |This term originated with liberals at the [[University of Wisconsin-Madison]], who meant it as a serious way to enforce their nutty ideas. It was so absurd that its usage quickly flipped to mockery of the liberals. | + | |This term originated with liberals at the [[University of Wisconsin-Madison]], who meant it as a serious way to enforce their nutty ideas. It was so absurd that its usage quickly flipped to mockery of liberals. |
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| | |productive | | |productive |
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| | |radar | | |radar |
| | |1941 | | |1941 |
| − | |Acronym of "Radio Detection and Ranging"; inclusion here being challenged on talk page | + | |Acronym of "Radio Detection and Ranging"; inclusion here being challenged on talk page. "Radar" is used in politics to mean a "sense of", and was a root of the term "gaydar", often used to refer to those who feel that they can sense participation in homosexual or otherwise sinful behaviors by talking to or seeing men. |
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| | |responsibility | | |responsibility |
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| | |scientism | | |scientism |
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| − | |fool-hardy faith in the methods of science | + | |fool-hardy and often undying faith in the methods of science over religion |
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| | |self-defense | | |self-defense |
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| | |wannabee | | |wannabee |
| | |1981 | | |1981 |
| − | |the second most recent entry; a word that criticizes liberal [[status worship]] | + | |the second most recent entry; a word that criticizes liberal [[status worship]] Popularized in the United States by 1990's popular music group "The Spice Girls" |
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| | |pro-choice | | |pro-choice |
| | |1975 | | |1975 |
| − | | | + | |A term with a positive connotation in liberals' eyes meaning one who supports [[abortion]] and other forms of birth control |
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| | |[[quote mining]] | | |[[quote mining]] |