Coined Phrases
Adams has coined or popularized several words and phrases over the years, such as:
- BOCTAOE (But Of Course There Are Obvious Exceptions)
- Confusopoly
- Cow-orker
- The Dilbert Principle
- Dilbertian
- Elbonian
- Induhvidual
- PHB (Pointy-Haired Boss)
- Philosotainment
"Cow-orker" was a pre-existing word from Usenet that Adams popularized through his newsletter. Similarly, "Induhvidual" gained popularity through the newsletter, though it was coined by a reader.
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Famous quotes containing the words coined and/or phrases:
“The slogan ‘45 minutes in Havana’ was not coined in the Cuban city, but in a Yankee cigar factory here.”
—Administration for the State of Con, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)
“For proverbs are the pith, the proprieties, the proofs, the purities, the elegancies, as the commonest so the commendablest phrases of a language. To use them is a grace, to understand them a good.”
—John Florio (c. 1553–1625)