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| From | HenHanna@NewsGrouper <user4055@newsgrouper.org.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | rec.puzzles, sci.lang, alt.usage.english |
| Subject | Snarge, Snafu |
| Date | 2026-05-24 20:11 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <1779653498-4055@newsgrouper.org> (permalink) |
Cross-posted to 3 groups.
1. Is it common for words like Snarge to not be in OED?
(I found the whole premise of the film [Saving Private Ryan]
(sending a 8-man team on a fishing expedition
because the US military cares about the mother's feelings)
to be Woke-induced delusion.)
2. Is it believable that a multilingual Word nerd (ace intelligence officer)
in that situation to NOT know what SNAFU stands for?
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Yes, it is highly common for ultra-niche, highly specialized jargon like "snarge" to be missing from the Oxford English Dictionary (OED). While "snarge"—an aviation term combining "snot" and "garbage" to describe the biological remains left on an aircraft after a bird strike—is well-known among pilots and Smithsonian forensic ornithologists, it lacks the broad, multi-industry cultural presence required by major dictionaries.
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Yes, it is highly common for ultra-niche, highly specialized jargon like "snarge" to be missing from the Oxford English Dictionary (OED). While "snarge"—an aviation term combining "snot" and "garbage" to describe the biological remains left on an aircraft after a bird strike—is well-known among pilots and Smithsonian forensic ornithologists, it lacks the broad, multi-industry cultural presence required by major dictionaries.
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Snarge, Snafu HenHanna@NewsGrouper <user4055@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-05-24 20:11 +0000
Re: Snarge, Snafu HenHanna@NewsGrouper <user4055@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-05-24 20:18 +0000
Re: Snarge, Snafu James Dow Allen <user4353@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-05-25 05:53 +0000
Re: Snarge, Snafu HenHanna@NewsGrouper <user4055@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-05-25 07:56 +0000
Re: Snarge, Snafu James Dow Allen <user4353@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-05-25 13:38 +0000
Re: Snarge, Snafu David Entwistle <qnivq.ragjvfgyr@ogvagrearg.pbz> - 2026-05-25 08:11 +0000
Re: Snarge, Snafu HenHanna@NewsGrouper <user4055@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-05-25 17:14 +0000
Re: Snarge, Snafu Tristan Wibberley <tristan.wibberley+netnews2@alumni.manchester.ac.uk> - 2026-07-22 13:49 +0100
Re: Snarge, Snafu HenHanna@NewsGrouper <user4055@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-07-28 18:37 +0000
Re: Snarge, Snafu tfb <tfb@work.it.out> - 2026-07-28 19:58 +0000
Re: Snarge, Snafu steve g <Sgonedes1977@gmail.com> - 2026-07-31 23:57 -0400
Re: Snarge, Snafu George Neuner <gneuner2@comcast.net> - 2026-07-22 22:04 -0400
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