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bucolic_frolic

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1. Iconic is a memorable emotive cultural spot in mass culture's mind.

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Sat May 30, 2026, 04:04 PM

23 hrs ago

How do you like that? I made it up without a dictionary or search or AI.

And by the way, CTyankee is iconic, perhaps because of the American Revolution, or because of a famous book, "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court."

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Can we please stop -- just for a little while -- using the word "iconic"? [View all] CTyankee 23 hrs ago OP

Iconic is a memorable emotive cultural spot in mass culture's mind. bucolic_frolic 23 hrs ago #1

Also, I'm "old." CTyankee 23 hrs ago #2

Old is just generic and widespread. bucolic_frolic 23 hrs ago #3

Old but still cranking it out... CTyankee 23 hrs ago #4

Ironic to be irate about iconic BoRaGard 22 hrs ago #5

You are an iconic member of DU. 😂😂 madinmaryland 22 hrs ago #6

It's a very "influencer" word. choie 22 hrs ago #7

What an iconic request! marble falls 22 hrs ago #8