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Igel

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7. And "shunned upon" gets 19k hits in Google.

Reply to maxsolomon (Reply #5)

Fri Aug 7, 2015, 10:13 PM

Aug 2015

The word's shifted meaning for some communities, or gotten some sort of aspectual difference for the past.

"Feels like" it means "frowned upon," but more intense. Given some of the weirdness I've seen with prepositions and verbs in Southern English and its related dialects (e.g., AAVE) I'm not going to venture a guess beyond that.

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"Shunned upon" [View all] madamesilverspurs Aug 2015 OP

Wow...is she a Palin relative? haikugal Aug 2015 #1

They should change their name to 'Females for Trump' Siwsan Aug 2015 #2

there is a joke here somewhere olddots Aug 2015 #3

i saw it. i was shocked. DesertFlower Aug 2015 #4

You know what she meant maxsolomon Aug 2015 #5

And "shunned upon" gets 19k hits in Google. Igel Aug 2015 #7

Haha cilla4progress Aug 2015 #6