Pronounced: EK-stir-pate, verb
Notes: Not a word I know
Yesterday’s word
The word Frankenfood is “genetically modified food”
First usage
Our word came into English in the 1990s
Background / Comments
If you thought of Frankenstein’s monster, you’d probably get the meaning of this word. Contrary to popular usage, the monster is not Frankenstein; Frankenstein is the scientist that created him. Our word, in fact, came from Frankenstein’s monster, and is used in a disparaging way.
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