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EX-JUNC-TIVE. Pronunciation (Ehks-JUNK-tiv) -adjective Of, or relating to, the accidental or purposeful, but complete subversion of any semiotic context or system i.e. images, texts, languages, idioms Origin: ex-1 a prefix meaning “out of,” “from,” junct-2 junct ( us ), past participle of jungere to join ( jung- join + -tus past participle suffix) -ive 3 a suffix of adjectives (and nouns of adjectival origin) expressing tendency, disposition, function, connection Related forms: Exjunctivise(d) - Adjective: to subvert something to an exjunctive result Exjunctively - Adverb: tending to subvert, as of by accident or by purpose Ex In a sentence:
"Ross Noble's comedy act is very exjunctive/ He speaks in a very exjunctive manner." "Kenneth Williams' innuendoes are always said so exjuntively" In an example: "Queer As Folk" Originally: English Phrase there's nowt so queer as folk (simile, colloquial) Nothing is as strange, as odd as people can be. Subversion: Queer As Folk Plays on the modern day English synonym of "queer", meaning homosexual. Used as a title for a television drama about contemporary gay community |
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