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kpete

(72,898 posts)
Tue Jul 3, 2018, 09:36 PM Jul 2018

omfg the dictionary is trolling Trump.

'pore over' 🔍"to read or study very carefully"

'pour over' ☕️"to make expensive coffee"

'comb over' 💇‍♂️"to comb hair from the side of the head to cover the bald spot"





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omfg the dictionary is trolling Trump. (Original Post) kpete Jul 2018 OP
As James Kirk said to Khan Noonian Singh tparrett62 Jul 2018 #1
Hilarious! Doodley Jul 2018 #2
Funny... but I'm going to give him a pass on 'pour over' v 'pore over'... hlthe2b Jul 2018 #3
Erk. Really? Argh. nt Susan Calvin Jul 2018 #8
No. Tipperary Jul 2018 #12
I love when they do this.😚Merriam-Webster❤❤ dewsgirl Jul 2018 #4
Love it!!! calimary Jul 2018 #5
@Dictionarycom does it too, every day More_Cowbell Jul 2018 #6
I hate to tell you... Honeycombe8 Jul 2018 #7
Yes. I agree. Silver Gaia Jul 2018 #9
We know.. it just fits. Cha Jul 2018 #11
Fucking Feckless Fraud gets NO pass. He LIED. Cha Jul 2018 #10

hlthe2b

(113,201 posts)
3. Funny... but I'm going to give him a pass on 'pour over' v 'pore over'...
Tue Jul 3, 2018, 09:44 PM
Jul 2018

that is a mistake that I've seen even highly educated (and self-aware) people make.

Silver Gaia

(5,310 posts)
9. Yes. I agree.
Wed Jul 4, 2018, 02:46 AM
Jul 2018

You are correct. The "combover" as a "hairstyle" used by balding men has been with us for as far back as I can remember, and that's pretty far back. That's what it has always been called.

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