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Originally Posted By: AnnaStrophicI don't know that there is a word for this phenomenon unless you count the one coined by the folks at wordorigins.
“Diegogarcity”: A term used on this board to denote the appearance of a term in multiple sources shortly after you have looked it up in the dictionary.
from the original wordorigins discussion also comes "plate o' shrimp phenomenon", an allusion to "Repo Man".
-joe (serendipity) friday
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted What is the word? Brad 07/17/07 03:51 PM Re: What is the word? AnnaStrophic 07/17/07 04:39 PM Re: What is the word? dalehileman 07/17/07 05:53 PM Re: What is the word? tsuwm 07/17/07 09:22 PM Re: What is the word? tsuwm 07/17/07 10:35 PM Re: What is the word? Zed 07/17/07 08:39 PM
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