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wordfact noun. A label that, when applied often enough to a particular group, eventually becomes accepted as fact.

Example Citation:
"Broadly speaking, the description of Generation Xers as 'slackers' is untrue and is a mere wordfact."

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Language - General
Sociology - General

Posted on March 11, 1997 at 6:39 AM


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