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Spectator columnist Charles Moore compared the impact of the statement to that of British left-winger Nye Bevan's comments disparaging British Conservative Party members as "lower than vermin" in 1948. Moore noted that these remarks sparked a similar outrage and led to the formation of the "Vermin Club". [44]
Most Christians in Punjab, along with many in Uttar Pradesh, ... Usually disparaging: a tonsured clergyman, priest. [47] Taig: Northern Ireland: Irish Catholics
In historical linguistics, the process of an inoffensive word becoming pejorative is a form of semantic drift known as pejoration.An example of pejoration is the shift in meaning of the word silly from meaning that a person was happy and fortunate to meaning that they are foolish and unsophisticated. [3]
Oct. 8—Nose for News by Sarah Stultz Last week I had the opportunity to interview a couple who is preparing to open a new Abelardo's Mexican restaurant in Albert Lea. Before we dived into the ...
Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance has a history of making disparaging remarks toward people without children, a CNN KFile review of his comments shows, including fundraising off ...
Hinchcliffe, taking the first slot among nearly 30 warmup speakers, launched into a crude and disparaging set of jokes about the conflict in the Middle East, Black voters and Latinos. “These ...
At a Somali support rally following Trump's comments the Portland mayor welcomed the city's Somali residents, saying, "We need you here." Maine Republican US senator Susan Collins commented, "Mr. Trump's statements disparaging immigrants who have come to this country legally are particularly unhelpful. Maine has benefited from people from ...
Jade Thirlwall has revealed that her boyfriend, fellow musician Jordan Stephens, confronted Noel Gallagher after he made disparaging comments about her group, Little Mix. The pop singer, who ...