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> Euphemistic meaning "event that might trigger a crisis or political unrest" first attested 1913. Recently? That use has been attested since at least 1913.
by jeltz 2y ago
> Euphemistic meaning "event that might trigger a crisis or political unrest" first attested 1913.
Recently? That use has been attested since at least 1913.
- neallindsay 2y agoFair point—that's older than I thought, but newspaper writing still uses the word in its non-euphemistic sense.