@j4k3 to Ask LemmyEnglish • 20 hours agoWhat does DOGE really mean?message-square23arrow-up146arrow-down15file-text
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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink28•edit-219 hours agoDepartment of Oligarchy, Graft, and Edgelords
minus-square【J】【u】【s】【t】【Z】link2•13 hours agograft /grăft/ noun Deceitful or fraudulent use of one's position, especially in public office, to obtain personal profits or advantages. Money or advantage obtained by such means. intransitive verb To gain money or advantage through deceit or fraud.
minus-squareFushuan [he/him]linkfedilinkEnglish2•edit-210 hours agoI’m pretty sure they mean grift, since graft’s most well known meaning is transplanting living tissue. Your meaning is exists only in the US and it’s not that universal. I was making a joke given the most well known meaning.
Department of Oligarchy, Graft, and Edgelords
Graft?! 😱
graft /grăft/ noun
intransitive verb
I’m pretty sure they mean grift, since graft’s most well known meaning is transplanting living tissue.
Your meaning is exists only in the US and it’s not that universal.
I was making a joke given the most well known meaning.