On Sat, 10 Jan 2026 11:02:19 -0500 James Bottomley <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Sat, 2026-01-10 at 15:52 +0000, Matthew Wilcox wrote: > > On Sat, Jan 10, 2026 at 09:25:36AM -0600, Serge E. Hallyn wrote: > > > I just don't think the word "slop" should be used, because while it > > > may be very clear to you, and may be clearly defined in some > > > communities, me, I'm just guessing what you mean by it. > > > > https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/word-of-the-year > > Just because it's the word of the year this year doesn't mean people > will remember what it means even after a few years. "Rawdog" was the > OED word of the year in 2024 ... that's losing its resonance and who of > the under 30 crowd knows what the 2000 word of the year "chad" means? > The point of the formulation I proposed (without mentioning slop) was > to be generic and retain its meaning over time. I agree with James here. "Slop" may be well known today, but it is still a slang word. It may easily lose its meaning in the future, and I don't think "slang" words should be used in the document. -- Steve
