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		deaddodo on May 12, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Some notes on 'asshat' (2018) Words also lose notability and are removed from the dictionary all the time. Literally the inverse argument for adding "asshat".

anamexis on May 12, 2022 [–]

Words are usually just removed from print editions to manage space. Otherwise they are just marked as obsolete or archaic.

deaddodo on May 12, 2022 | [–]

Sure. Asshead is marked as neither.

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