The Phrase “Ginned Up”
President Barack Obama used the term “ginned up” tonight when describing his reasons for supporting the economic stimulus package.
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What Does Ginned Up Mean on Yahoo Oracle
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Ginning Up the Politics
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The Meaning and Origin of the Phrase
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Meaning “To Move” or “Excite”
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Brian Ries 4 years ago
Ok Mister Merriam, and Alex Webster, I changed it. But for the record, M-W says, “The most frequently repeated remark about it is that “there is no such word.” There is such a word, however.” Source
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MisterDarcy 4 years agoI second Alex Hong, and if you want to say “Irregardless” is in the dictionary, so is “enuf” as alternative spelling of “enough”. “Irregardless” is just unnecessarily as it usually cancels out the intent of the writer, which is to say “regardless”. Then again, this is BuzzFeed - not the New York Times. I come here for the lolwut and the pr0n. Definitely the pr0n.
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