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JWST Has Spotted Six Rogue Planets, Without a Star to Call Home (www.sciencealert.com)
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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It’s in the vernacular now. You only notice it because you’re older than the term. For a Zoomer or younger Millennial, it won’t stand out so much.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

I'm an older millennial who generally dislikes new words like that but this is the one that I fully accept. It's just a good word, you don't need any prior knowledge the understand it either, it just works.