January 4 2015

New Word: Freegan

Steno New Word Logo CroppedIn 2014, the word “freegan” was added to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary. The term was reportedly first coined in 2006. A freegan is defined as: “An activist who scavenges for free food (as in waste receptacles at stores and restaurants) as a means of reducing consumption of resources.”

Machine Brief:
freegan= FRAOE/GA*N

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January 4 2015

New Word: Catfish

Steno New Word Logo CroppedIn 2014, the word “catfish” was added to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary with a meaning different than the original meaning of: “Any of an order (Siluriformes) of chiefly freshwater stout-bodied scaleless bony fishes having long tactile barbels.”

The newly added meaning of the word “catfish” is as follows: “A person who sets up a false personal profile on a social networking site for fraudulent or deceptive purposes.” The new meaning of the word was popularized by an MTV reality TV show that exposed people with falsified online social accounts.

Machine Brief:
catfish= KAT/F*IRB

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January 2 2015

Friday Phrases

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on the left side= ONLDZ
on the right side= ORNDZ
please, ma’am= PLAOEMS or PLAOEFM
please, sir= PLAOEFS or PLAOERS
ways and means= WAIMS
grade school= GRAOLD
middle school= MAOLD
hung jury= HURJ

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