Conversely, I can imagine a MAGA parent teaching their kid that "Trumped-up charges" refer to all the baseless charges those nasty lib DAs brought against him.
I'm still hoping that eventually the trump card in a hand will be the worst card you can get. So far it just helps you win for being lucky, except I guess that sort of fits for him too. Just shouldn't be a positive thing since he's a well of grievances, like festivus year round.
Especially if it's "playing the victim in a way that you win". In card games, a "trump card" does sort-of feel like winning by cheating. You have a card that normally wouldn't win a hand, but somehow magically has a special value that allows you to win. That does feel a lot like a guy who keeps on "winning" or at least avoiding the consequences anybody else would have to face just because of who he is.
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havid_dume@lemmy.ml · 20 pts · 2y
Conversely, I can imagine a MAGA parent teaching their kid that "Trumped-up charges" refer to all the baseless charges those nasty lib DAs brought against him.
NounsAndWords@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 2y
I'm sure there are adults right now who think the same thing.
hakase@lemm.ee · 12 pts · 2y
That's very possible. This process is called "folk etymology", and your example of "playing the trump card" is folk etymology-induced semantic drift.
carl_dungeon@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 2y
The rest of us already do now.
orbitz@lemmy.ca · 6 pts · 2y
I'm still hoping that eventually the trump card in a hand will be the worst card you can get. So far it just helps you win for being lucky, except I guess that sort of fits for him too. Just shouldn't be a positive thing since he's a well of grievances, like festivus year round.
merc@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 2y
I wonder if this will be seen as being something like the "race card". Oh, there he goes, pulling the "Trump card".
prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 2y
Trump Card going from “the card that automatically wins” to “playing the victim” seems possible …
merc@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 2y
Especially if it's "playing the victim in a way that you win". In card games, a "trump card" does sort-of feel like winning by cheating. You have a card that normally wouldn't win a hand, but somehow magically has a special value that allows you to win. That does feel a lot like a guy who keeps on "winning" or at least avoiding the consequences anybody else would have to face just because of who he is.
zipzoopaboop@lemmynsfw.com · 4 pts · 2y
I've made a point to remove the word from my vocabulary
HogsTooth@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
I won't correct them.