Navigation

occupy

analogy slang repurposing
To go to, take residence in.
 
“GSA is never going to have a shot against Lovett when they play Powderpuff on Sunday. Lovett Powderpuff is going to occupy that field.”
Etymology : Has come into recent collective consciousness due to the Occupy Wall Street movement. Slang repurposing of the word ‘occupy’ to change from simple presence in a place to doing something of purpose in a place.
Source : Occupy Wall Street - September 2011
Last modified: 5 December 2011

Navigation

# $ & ( + - 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 @
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z [ a ab c e f g u v
“ Ｌ


O- OA OB OC OD OF OG OH OI OJ OK OL OM ON OO OP OR OT OU OV OW OX OY

Options