Warning: Some posts on this platform may contain adult material intended for mature audiences only. Viewer discretion is advised. By clicking ‘Continue’, you confirm that you are 18 years or older and consent to viewing explicit content.
I’ve seen a few science videos from classrooms in the 1940’s/1950’s that legit use the word “recombobulate” in a scientific setting and I always thought it was funny as hell.
Which is funny as the word combobulate is a back formation from Discombobulate.
back-formation:
A term formed by removing an apparent or real prefix or suffix from an older term; for example, the noun pea arose because the final /z/ sound in pease sounded like a plural suffix. Similarly, the verb edit is a back-formation from the earlier noun editor.
There’s an airport in a US city, which has a “RECOMBOBULATION AREA” instead of an “ARRIVALS HALL”.
Which, given that the “welcome to…” sign that passengers first see on entering the terminal building names a totally different city in a totally different state to the one the airport is actually in, is probably very apt.
I’ve seen a few science videos from classrooms in the 1940’s/1950’s that legit use the word “recombobulate” in a scientific setting and I always thought it was funny as hell.
Which is funny as the word combobulate is a back formation from Discombobulate.
back-formation:
A term formed by removing an apparent or real prefix or suffix from an older term; for example, the noun pea arose because the final /z/ sound in pease sounded like a plural suffix. Similarly, the verb edit is a back-formation from the earlier noun editor.
There’s an airport in a US city, which has a “RECOMBOBULATION AREA” instead of an “ARRIVALS HALL”.
Which, given that the “welcome to…” sign that passengers first see on entering the terminal building names a totally different city in a totally different state to the one the airport is actually in, is probably very apt.