New word: Fidiot Coined by Michelle Sydney Levy,Editor, McGraw-Hill, NYC Hey, this neology might well be worth the creation of a new Tarot card. Although not strictly Canadian, this new word is so apt that it demands inclusion here, even at the fracture of rigid category. This deliciously propulsive intensive of idiot is a necessary addition to the shopworn hoard of English invective. The f stands for the present participle of the f-word. Fidiots abound at the office and at home, especially during the holidays. The fidiot in question might be Ultra-Reform Uncle Dan who brings as goyishe guest to Seder an Al-Qaeda sympathizer. The fidiot might be Aunt Tiffany who thinks it will help the children expand their knowledge if Santy’s Surprise Package contains a copy of Woody Allen’s “Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex But Were Afraid to Ask.” …………………………………………………………… Michelle Sydney Levy writes: “The following was inspired by one of Bill Casselman’s ingenious etymological explorations. I'm a New Yorker. That's as close as possible to a Canadian as you're going to get tonight. Unless you're married to one. But let's not get personal. My new word is FIDIOT. It is a compound noun, and an amalgam of two, oft-simultaneously occurring words, FUCKING + IDIOT heard in temperate climates, especially during winter, and around the summer solstice, if, in that year, sanitation workers strike. No new word exists in a vacuum, of course. The word affects the article an which typically preceded its predecessor, IDIOT. Now an example would read, "HE’S A FIDIOT." The word spawns numerous neologisms, such as, "FASSHOLE," "FEX BOYFRIEND," "FEXPENSIVE," and, for the advanced practitioner, "FJERK," "FWAITER," or "FBOSS." . . Perhaps the word, itself, was spawned from "FUGLY." To be sure, the will to abbreviate is a driving force of evolution.” Michelle Levy, Editor, McGraw-Hill
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“Casselman’s Monty Python Universe of Erudite Silliness” Kitchener-Waterloo Record, Sat. Nov. 12, 2005
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