Post #2152616
2026-05-01 11:54 UTC
I firmly believe that the English language is fluid and that those who insist on its stagnancy are generally privileged. I read and loved “Word By Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries.”
But what the fuck is going on with “winningest.”
Replies (3)
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@chad@vault37.xyz 2026-05-01 12:08
@superbetsy@mastodon.social I feel like “winningest” has been present in sports vocabulary for a long time, especially in baseball.
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@s2d@hachyderm.io 2026-05-01 12:44
@superbetsy@mastodon.social winningest is up there with burglarized, for me. Yuck.
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@pennig@mastodon.cloud 2026-05-01 13:16
@superbetsy@mastodon.social especially in this context where the best a goalie can do is prevent a loss. losspreventingest would *absolutely* be a bridge too far