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> So in 2008, the wise and good-humored manager (who retired in 2014), did what no other airport manager in the world thought to do: he invented a word and a co
by codeduck 2y ago
> So in 2008, the wise and good-humored manager (who retired in 2014), did what no other airport manager in the world thought to do: he invented a word and a concept, "recombobulation."
Except that Piers Anthony used it in a book in 1983.
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Citations:recombobulate https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Citations:recombobulate
- dr_dshiv 2y agoWith a word like that, it’s more like a discovery than an invention
- Thorrez 2y agoThose quotes are recombobulate and recombobulated. Here's a quote from 1970 with recombobulation: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/recombobulation#English https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/recombobulation#English