To reduce a group of people by 80%.
Inspired by 'decimate', from 'decimation' (Latin: decimatio; decem "ten"), a form of Roman military discipline in which every tenth man in a group was executed by members of his cohort in order to maintain discipline,
'octogintamate', from 'octogintamation' (Latin: octogintamatio; octoginta "eighty") means getting rid of 80% of a group of e.g. employees, though unlike decimation, octogintamation only involves the end of people's employment (or such) rather than anything grizzly, and it also includes those who leave of their own accord, whether due to seeking greener pastures or due to a "better to leave than to get fired" mindset.
Inspired by 'decimate', from 'decimation' (Latin: decimatio; decem "ten"), a form of Roman military discipline in which every tenth man in a group was executed by members of his cohort in order to maintain discipline,
'octogintamate', from 'octogintamation' (Latin: octogintamatio; octoginta "eighty") means getting rid of 80% of a group of e.g. employees, though unlike decimation, octogintamation only involves the end of people's employment (or such) rather than anything grizzly, and it also includes those who leave of their own accord, whether due to seeking greener pastures or due to a "better to leave than to get fired" mindset.
Not too long after taking full control of Twitter, Elon Musk octogintamated the number of Twitter employees.
by paganu_corsu April 22, 2023
A little known Danish tern of endearment for a lady (inherently diminutive (due to 'basse' part) and women are usually smaller than men (but will equally apply regardless of gender) who is eminently snuggable, i.e., spooning feels like "Sure, my life (or society, too many people and/or whatever else feels might feel burdensome) is bringing me down but holding her close feels just like what can best be described as home and is a brief respite from the chaos of life. The Elvis Presley songs "I Need Somebody To Lean On" sums it up quite accurately.
Whenever I'm lying on the sofa watching a movie while holding Barbara, my snuldrebasse, then all of my troubles seem like they don't really matter all that much at all and I love that feeling.
Danish: Når jeg ligger på sofen og ser en film imens jeg holder om Barbara, min snudlrebasse, så føles det som om, at alle mine trængsler ikke rigtig betyder særlig meget, og jeg elsker den følelse.
Danish: Når jeg ligger på sofen og ser en film imens jeg holder om Barbara, min snudlrebasse, så føles det som om, at alle mine trængsler ikke rigtig betyder særlig meget, og jeg elsker den følelse.
by paganu_corsu April 29, 2023