• CubbyTustard@reddthat.com
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    1 year ago

    related but different there’s the “euphemism treadmill” where scientific terms get turned into slurs over time; lame, retarded, sped etc.

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      1 year ago

      Schizo and psycho are a bit different, because they involve shortening the words.