The word-sniffer: “micromilitancy”, “jari”, “initialist”…

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2023-12-02 09:35:53

Last scout of the year 2023, before the Christmas break. As usual, we compile voices that have appeared in the media and that have been striking to us in the FundéuRAE for one reason or another.

They can be about sports, art, politics, science, technology…, and their inclusion in this list does not imply acceptance or censorship, but only their use is confirmed.

⇒ The importance of the micromilitancia in the last Argentine presidential elections. It refers to the promotion of voting by grassroots activists in their respective environments.

⇒ Among young people in Spain, accumulation with two basic meanings: ‘mess, commotion’, as in “Menudo jari ha se montando”, and ‘patatús, soponcio’, as in “Le dio un jari”. Its origin is uncertain, but it could be a deformation of guys.

⇒ The amount of rain fallen can be measured in liters per square meter or, strictly equivalent, in millimeters. In Argentina, to report rainfall they speak of millimeterswhich follows the model of mileage and of percentage.

⇒ In baseball, as indicated in the academic dictionary, the initialist is the player who defends first or first base. It is also beginning to be used for the person who is in the initial training of a soccer team.

⇒ As technology advances, it is possible to create or modify materials more easily. The calls metamateriales They have, due to their internal structure, unusual properties in relation to light, heat or sound that are not found in natural ones. The prefix meta- It means ‘beyond’ and conveys the idea of ​​characteristics that allow us to overcome the limitations of conventional materials.

⇒ As explained by Dictionary of Americanisms, mochar Its meaning is to ‘reduce an amount or budget’. From this it is easy to deduce that a mochasueldos It is, in a broad sense, who cuts salaries. It is being applied in Peru to those who take advantage of their position or position to do so illegally.

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