skunked term

English

Coined by lexicographer Bryan A. Garner, and since adopted by some other style guides.

skunked term (plural skunked terms)

A word that becomes difficult to use because it is transitioning from one meaning to another. Purists may insist on the old usage, while descriptivists are more open to newer usages.
- 2000, Bryan A. Garner, “lady”, in The Oxford Dictionary of American Usage and Style, page 206:
  It isn't a skunked term, but it's gradually becoming something like one.

单词	skunked term
释义	skunked term English Etymology Coined by lexicographer Bryan A. Garner, and since adopted by some other style guides. Noun skunked term (plural skunked terms) A word that becomes difficult to use because it is transitioning from one meaning to another. Purists may insist on the old usage, while descriptivists are more open to newer usages. 2000, Bryan A. Garner, “lady”, in The Oxford Dictionary of American Usage and Style, page 206: It isn't a skunked term, but it's gradually becoming something like one.
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