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- First recorded between 1175–1225.
- From the Middle English cravant, cravaunde, “defeated,” <Old French craventé, “to crush, overwhelm,” (<Vulgar Latin *crepantāre), influenced by Middle English creaunt, “defeated,” (see recreant).
EXAMPLES OF CRAVEN
- The craven captain abandoned ship, leaving his crew behind in the storm.
- The craven employee blamed his mistakes on others instead of owning up to them.
yuppie
noun
a young, ambitious, and well-educated city-dweller who has a professional career and an affluent lifestyle
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Why Dictionary.com chose yuppie
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- First recorded in 1980–85.
- An Americanism; y(oung) u(rban) p(rofessional) + –ie².
EXAMPLES OF YUPPIE
- The once quiet neighborhood is now home to a growing number of yuppies seeking urban lifestyles.
- He joked that his avocado toast habit officially made him a yuppie.
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Why Dictionary.com chose juke
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- First used in the 1930s meaning “to dance” at a “juke joint” or to “jukebox music.”
- The current sense of “feinting” or “making a move to deceive an opponent” was in use by the 1970s.
EXAMPLES OF JUKE
- The point guard juked her defender with a quick fake before driving to the basket.
- The boxer juked to avoid the punch, then countered with a jab.
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