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    Merriam-Webster‏Verified account @MerriamWebster 29 Nov 2016

    'Fascism' is still our #1 lookup. # of lookups = how we choose our Word of the Year. There's still time to look something else up.

    10:57 AM - 29 Nov 2016
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    771 replies 24,579 retweets 30,449 likes
      1. New conversation
      2. Carter Bryant‏ @CarterthePower 29 Nov 2016
        Replying to @MerriamWebster

        @samanthavicent I've searched "puppies" 523 times in the past 30 minutes. Anything change?

        5 replies 282 retweets 2,007 likes
      3. Merriam-Webster‏Verified account @MerriamWebster 29 Nov 2016
        Replying to @CarterthePower

        .@CarterthePower @samanthavicent No, but lookups for 'flummadiddle' are rising.

        21 replies 489 retweets 2,821 likes
      4. Fred‏ @Fredvdp3 30 Nov 2016
        Replying to @MerriamWebster

        What the hell's a flummadiddle? No, never mind. I'll look it up.

        10 replies 140 retweets 1,300 likes
      5. shoshana wodinsky‏ @swodinsky 1 Dec 2016
        Replying to @Fredvdp3 @MerriamWebster

        I've looked it up like three times and still have no idea what it means

        2 replies 0 retweets 14 likes
      6. Tasha B. Moses‏ @TashaBMoses 1 Dec 2016
        Replying to @swodinsky @Fredvdp3 @MerriamWebster

        flummadiddle = something foolish or worthless : nonsense, trash. I LIKE IT 👍🏽!

        1 reply 0 retweets 31 likes
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      2. Sᴛᴇʟʟᴀ‏ @computerpupper 29 Nov 2016
        Replying to @MerriamWebster

        this is the most desperate-sounding tweet by a dictionary possibly ever @_@'

        1 reply 27 retweets 208 likes
      3. jannypie‏ @jannypie 29 Nov 2016
        Replying to @computerpupper @MerriamWebster

        I adore MW's subtle humor - it's subtle, but still humor. Also typing the word subtle now looks weird.

        3 replies 0 retweets 126 likes
      4. I'm at @NWPlayer123‏ @ArtemisialMoon 29 Nov 2016
        Replying to @jannypie @MerriamWebster

        gotta spell subtle like thispic.twitter.com/RxjjUVsmxe

        1 reply 13 retweets 167 likes
      5. Green Tees‏ @greenteesouo 30 Nov 2016
        Replying to @ArtemisialMoon @NWPlayer123 @jannypie

        pic.twitter.com/pXskCj7cCC

        0 replies 8 retweets 59 likes
      6. End of conversation
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      2. Allison‏ @_rightasrain_ 1 Dec 2016
        Replying to @MerriamWebster

        Flummadiddle is Google-able, but isn't showing up on your app. What gives?

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      3. Merriam-Webster‏Verified account @MerriamWebster 1 Dec 2016
        Replying to @_rightasrain_

        Unabridged words don't usually appear in the app—sorry. (We opened this one up for free access online).

        0 replies 1 retweet 27 likes
      4. End of conversation
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      2. on that Christmas creep‏ @boxcar_sarah 29 Nov 2016
        Replying to @MerriamWebster

        @fuggirls how's "gerrymandering" doing?

        2 replies 3 retweets 133 likes
      3. Heather & Jessica‏Verified account @fuggirls 30 Nov 2016
        Replying to @boxcar_sarah @MerriamWebster

        My vote is for simply, "Help." -H

        0 replies 27 retweets 312 likes
      4. End of conversation
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      2. sɯɐıןןıʍ sıɹɥɔ  🐝‏ @xbuzz 29 Nov 2016
        Replying to @MerriamWebster

        sɯɐıןןıʍ sıɹɥɔ  🐝 Retweeted Merriam-Webster

        If @MerriamWebster keeps this up. @realDonaldTrump will ban dictionaries and the use of unapproved words.https://twitter.com/MerriamWebster/status/803674255732813825 …

        sɯɐıןןıʍ sıɹɥɔ  🐝 added,

        Merriam-WebsterVerified account @MerriamWebster
        'Fascism' is still our #1 lookup. # of lookups = how we choose our Word of the Year. There's still time to look something else up.
        7 replies 17 retweets 110 likes
      3. Mark Neil‏ @Mark_Neilg 29 Nov 2016
        Replying to @xbuzz @MerriamWebster @realDonaldTrump

        Isn't it the left that's al about banning words, and punishing unapproved thought?

        6 replies 1 retweet 29 likes
      4. Propery of Firstmark, a Nelnet company‏ @SSBM_Porter 29 Nov 2016
        Replying to @Mark_Neilg @xbuzz and

        no

        1 reply 0 retweets 62 likes
      5. Mark Neil‏ @Mark_Neilg 29 Nov 2016
        Replying to @SSBM_Porter @JCallahan3 @realDonaldTrump

        Then you haven't been paying attention to the no-platforming and political correctness on leftist campuses

        3 replies 0 retweets 26 likes
      6. Gregor Robinson  🚩 🏴 💗 💜 💙‏ @GR_G_R 29 Nov 2016
        Replying to @Mark_Neilg @JCallahan3

        Sorry to hear people haven't been listening to you.

        1 reply 0 retweets 30 likes
      7. Mark Neil‏ @Mark_Neilg 29 Nov 2016
        Replying to @GR_G_R

        What's with you leftists pretending people say things they very clearly didn't say, in order to avoid acknowledging reality

        1 reply 1 retweet 26 likes
      8. Bone, Candy, and [Destroy All Border] Fences‏ @enamelanimal 30 Nov 2016
        Replying to @Mark_Neilg

        did u know the word troll isn't even in the MW dictionary?

        1 reply 0 retweets 21 likes
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