Dr. Schilling takes a look at some of the words and phrases invented by U.S. presidents that we use in our everyday language.
Via Psychology Today:
“From George Washington’s first presidential ‘administration’ to Donald Trump’s promises to cut taxes ‘bigly,’ U.S. presidents have played a big role in shaping the direction of the country, including the words we use to talk about everything from national politics to everyday objects and actions.
“George Washington was not just the first U.S. president. He was also the first to use the term ‘administration’ to apply to a president’s term in office, and an early user of the more pedestrian word ‘indoors.’
“An even more prolific inventor of new words was Thomas Jefferson; he’s credited with more than a hundred new terms, including ‘electioneering,’ ‘indecipherable,’ ‘odometer,’ and ‘belittle.’
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