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Like "inmates", why not

• tantalor 5y ago
  It's supposed to be a twist on "teammate"
• tjpnz 5y ago
  All in good time!
• perihelions 5y ago
  It will likely track a similar use arc. A versatile word of neutral connotation was attached to a new, derogatory meaning, which displaced all the others: today its only meaning is "prisoner". "Inmate" used to encompass things like "hotel guest" and "hospital patient". https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/inmate#Usage_notes https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/inmate#Usage_notes
  • codyb 5y ago
    Huh, inn mate? Never noticed that. Neat.
• spywaregorilla 5y ago
  Ready Player One movie had a private prison owned by the facebook equivalent. Seems legit.
  • hprotagonist 5y ago
    where’s my loogie gun?