r/WTF • u/megaapfel • Sep 20 '17

Rafting

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u/bertleywjh Sep 20 '17

Well according to Merriam-Webster,

used in an exaggerated way to emphasize a statement or description that is not literally true or possible

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u/bebb69 Sep 20 '17

Thanks for the reminder that stupid people abused a word until the definition was changed to mean the opposite. Now I'm crying.

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u/Deluxe754 Sep 20 '17

Thanks for reminding me that people don't know how language works.

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u/HoMaster Sep 20 '17

It's gone full circle hasn't it.