Tuesday, December 14. 2010

Existing words just don't cut it, sometimes

My state recently:

Quaggy

[kwog-ee]

–adjective, -gi·er, -gi·est.
a state of being particularly perplexed or uncertain about what to do, esp. about business development; bogged down by the range of options available.

Origins:
2010; < quandary, a state of perplexity or uncertainty, esp. as to what to do; dilemma + foggy, blurred or obscured as if by fog; not clear; vague >

and

2010; < quagmire, a situation from which extrication is very difficult + foggy, blurred or obscured as if by fog; not clear; vague >

Remember to mind your language. And that you can always invent it.

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Jennifer Liston

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