Wikipedia's War of the Words. Part 3.
They’re at it again. They are Fungible and Suzie Creamcheese. The original entry for Alan Chartock in Wikipedia was deleted, but Fungible began a new entry a couple of days ago--under Alan S. Chartock this time. It didn’t long for Suzie Creamcheese to jump into the fray again.
In order to keep this controversy from being a complete waste of our time, we can at least add two new words to our vocabulary.
In order to keep this controversy from being a complete waste of our time, we can at least add two new words to our vocabulary.
fungible \FUHN-juh-buhl\, adjective:1. (Law) Freely exchangeable for or replaceable by another of like nature or kind in the satisfaction of an obligation. 2. Interchangeable
"Genuine eros makes us desire a particular person; crude desire is satisfiable by fungible bodies."-- Edward Craig
The above definition was taken from www.dictionary.com which made Fungible its Word of the Day for Thursday January 25, 2001.
Suzie Creamcheese is not in the dictionary. However, a little research revealed that it was a nickname of actress/singer Doris Day. Prior to that it was used to refer to any wholesome American girl, anyone like Doris Day. The prolific composer/musician Frank Zappa incorporated it into one of his songs, further popularizing the term.
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