Pronounced: bar-DOL-fee-uhn, adj
Notes: I’ve not run across this word
Yesterday’s phrase
The phrase warp speed is “the highest possible speed”
First usage
Our phrase came into English in the 1960s (possibly the 1970s)
Background / Comments
If you thought that warp speed was related to the speed of light, you probably enjoy science fiction. Our phrase existed before it was used in the 1960s television show Star Trek. The show rapidly gained a devoted following that discussed many aspects of the show, including warp speed. The phrase found its way into public usage, but lost the technical meaning, taking on the definition above.
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