ORIGINALISM

originalism

(noun) the belief that the United States Constitution should be interpreted in the way the authors originally intended it

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

originalism (usually uncountable, plural originalisms)

The view that a text should be interpreted according to the intent of its original authors.

Source: Wiktionary



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24 November 2024

CUNT

(noun) a person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked; “she said her son thought Hillary was a bitch”


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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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