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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.
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|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
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|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
 
|1870
 
|1870
|fool-hardy faith in the methods of science
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|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]]
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|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
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|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]]

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