Word Definitions Debates
This cluster consists of discussions where commenters debate the precise meanings of words and phrases used in the thread, frequently citing dictionaries like Merriam-Webster, Urban Dictionary, and Oxford to support their interpretations or correct others.
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He's the dictionary definition of one.
They mean exactly what you can read in the dictionary.
urban dictionary has a couple other definitions.
I like the 3rd definition of this word: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trump
Just have to look a couple of comments down to see the most common lay definition: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33421136
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/snub is the definition that fits this usage.
Thats what 'Power' means.You've got your dictionaries mixed up
What meaning are you thinking of, exactly? I looked up the definition and it matches what I intended to say in every dictionary I checked (Merriam Webster, Oxford, Cambridge, Dictionary.com…) Some of the definitions seem more or less synonymous with “influential”, maybe you’re making some incorrect assumptions?
And urban dictionaries are fronting indicators of word meanings.https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=fronting
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/for_all_intents_and_purposes