New Members Added: 96/1000 Skip to content Try Ads-Free Fark It's Not News, It's Fark How To FarkLog In | Sign Up » Forgot password? Turn on javascript (or enable it for Fark) for a better user experience. If you can read this, either the style sheet didn't load or you have an older browser that doesn't support style sheets. Try clearing your browser cache and refreshing the page. Discussion Entertainment The Merriam-Webster word of the day for April 27 is decimate, as in, "Lucille Ball was a decimate" (merriam-webster.com) More: Amusing, Decade, Decline and Fall, Deer, Latin, Ancient Rome, Dozen, Animal, Military organization 197 clicks;posted toMain »on 27 Apr 2025 at 11:20 AM(1 hour ago) | Favorite | Watch | share: Copy Link 14 Comments Enable JavaScript for Fark in order to vote for entries. Log in (at the top of the page) to enable voting. View Voting Results:SmartestandFunniest (8) Funniest 2 hours ago I hate to correct Websters, but decimate is more specific than that. Decimate:Kill one in every ten of (a group of people) as a punishment for the whole group; kill, destroy, or remove a large proportion of. In Middle English the term decimation denoted the levying of a tithe, and later the tax imposed by Cromwell on the Royalists (1655). The verb decimate originally alluded to the Roman punishment of executing one man in ten of a mutinous legion. Historically, the meaning of the word decimate is 'kill one in every ten of (a group of people)'. This sense has been more or less totally superseded by the later, more general sense 'kill or destroy (a large proportion of)', as in the virus has decimated the population. Some traditionalists argue that this and other later senses are incorrect, but it is clear that this is now part of standard English. (0) Funniest 2 hours ago IamRat: I hate to correct Websters, but decimate is more specific than that. Decimate:Kill one in every ten of (a group of people) as a punishment for the whole group; kill, destroy, or remove a large proportion of. In Middle English the term decimation denoted the levying of a tithe, and later the tax imposed by Cromwell on the Royalists (1655). The verb decimate originally alluded to the Roman punishment of executing one man in ten of a mutinous legion. Historically, the meaning of the word decimate is 'kill one in every ten of (a group of people)'. This sense has been more or less totally superseded by the later, more general sense 'kill or destroy (a large proportion of)', as in the virus has decimated the population. Some traditionalists argue that this and other later senses are incorrect, but it is clear that this is now part of standard English. Crap. I forgot to "out of context" that by leaving the last couple sentences out. Pretend they aren't there. some_beer_drinker (0) Funniest (0) Funniest biorhythmist (1) Funniest 35 minutes ago Decimate is a word that often raises hackles, at least those belonging to a small but committed group of logophiles who feel that it is commonly misused. The issue that they have with the decline and fall of the word decimate is that once upon a time in ancient Rome it had a very singular meaning: "to select by lot and kill every tenth man of a military unit." However, many words in English descended from Latin have changed and/or expanded their meanings in their travels. thisispete (2) Funniest 33 minutes ago IamRat: I hate to correct Websters, but decimate is more specific than that. Decimate:Kill one in every ten of (a group of people) as a punishment for the whole group; kill, destroy, or remove a large proportion of. In Middle English the term decimation denoted the levying of a tithe, and later the tax imposed by Cromwell on the Royalists (1655). The verb decimate originally alluded to the Roman punishment of executing one man in ten of a mutinous legion. Historically, the meaning of the word decimate is 'kill one in every ten of (a group of people)'. This sense has been more or less totally superseded by the later, more general sense 'kill or destroy (a large proportion of)', as in the virus has decimated the population. Some traditionalists argue that this and other later senses are incorrect, but it is clear that this is now part of standard English. (OK, I'll play along. But we all know you're doing this for funsies and aren't "well, actually-ing" the thread) Yes, we all know how the Romans used the term. We also know that salary was a payment of salt. Meanings change. Pants full of macaroni!! (0) Funniest 32 minutes ago Strap in, folks. This is gonna be the bumpiest WOTD thread you've ever seen. Eunice's Social Calendar (0) Funniest 31 minutes ago b0rg9: [img.ifunny.co image 700x954] waffledonkey (0) Funniest less than a minute ago some_beer_drinker: [media-amazon.com image 450x341] The Exit Stencilist (0) Funniest less than a minute ago IamRat: I hate to correct Websters, but decimate is more specific than that. Decimate:Kill one in every ten of (a group of people) as a punishment for the whole group; kill, destroy, or remove a large proportion of. In Middle English the term decimation denoted the levying of a tithe, and later the tax imposed by Cromwell on the Royalists (1655). The verb decimate originally alluded to the Roman punishment of executing one man in ten of a mutinous legion. Historically, the meaning of the word decimate is 'kill one in every ten of (a group of people)'. This sense has been more or less totally superseded by the later, more general sense 'kill or destroy (a large proportion of)', as in the virus has decimated the population. Some traditionalists argue that this and other later senses are incorrect, but it is clear that this is now part of standard English. Translation: Decimate has become synonymous with annihilate because the degenerate philistines that pass as children these days have no respect for the English language, none at all! (1) Funniest less than a minute ago Subby is 100% a Dad. (0) Funniest less than a minute ago thisispete: IamRat: I hate to correct Websters, but decimate is more specific than that. Decimate:Kill one in every ten of (a group of people) as a punishment for the whole group; kill, destroy, or remove a large proportion of. In Middle English the term decimation denoted the levying of a tithe, and later the tax imposed by Cromwell on the Royalists (1655). The verb decimate originally alluded to the Roman punishment of executing one man in ten of a mutinous legion. Historically, the meaning of the word decimate is 'kill one in every ten of (a group of people)'. This sense has been more or less totally superseded by the later, more general sense 'kill or destroy (a large proportion of)', as in the virus has decimated the population. Some traditionalists argue that this and other later senses are incorrect, but it is clear that this is now part of standard English. (OK, I'll play along. But we all know you're doing this for funsies and aren't "well, actually-ing" the thread) Yes, we all know how the Romans used the term. We also know that salary was a payment of salt. Meanings change. I screwed the pooch on my schtick for this. *hangs head* (0) Funniest 1 minute ago Eunice's Social Calendar (0) Funniest less than a minute ago IamRat: thisispete: IamRat: I hate to correct Websters, but decimate is more specific than that. Decimate:Kill one in every ten of (a group of people) as a punishment for the whole group; kill, destroy, or remove a large proportion of. In Middle English the term decimation denoted the levying of a tithe, and later the tax imposed by Cromwell on the Royalists (1655). The verb decimate originally alluded to the Roman punishment of executing one man in ten of a mutinous legion. Historically, the meaning of the word decimate is 'kill one in every ten of (a group of people)'. This sense has been more or less totally superseded by the later, more general sense 'kill or destroy (a large proportion of)', as in the virus has decimated the population. Some traditionalists argue that this and other later senses are incorrect, but it is clear that this is now part of standard English. (OK, I'll play along. But we all know you're doing this for funsies and aren't "well, actually-ing" the thread) Yes, we all know how the Romans used the term. We also know that salary was a payment of salt. Meanings change. I screwed the pooch on my schtick for this. *hangs head* pooches ammiright? 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