How An Old Term For Fate Became A Political Slur

Taegan Goddard, Political Wire
Wed, 07/31/2024 - 10:45am

Wall Street Journal: “As the ‘weird’ wars continue, it’s worth considering how the word could end up becoming politically weaponized in the first place. ‘Weird’ is being used as a pithy label to describe opinions or behavior considered creepy or bizarre. But that meaning is relatively new in the word’s history.” “The origin of ‘weird’ is in the Old English word ‘wyrd,’ a noun meaning ‘fate’ or ‘destiny’ that appeared in some of the earliest Anglo-Saxon written records.

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