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I've heard it referred to as "nominative dissonance".
by blowski 3y ago
I've heard it referred to as "nominative dissonance".
- agmater 3y agoSemantic Diffusion is what this author uses: https://martinfowler.com/bliki/SemanticDiffusion.html https://martinfowler.com/bliki/SemanticDiffusion.html (2006) > Semantic diffusion occurs when you have a word that is coined by a person or group, often with a pretty good definition, but then gets spread through the wider community in a way that weakens that definition.