# Please stop using this word

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-stop-using-this-word/989043>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [August 24, 2023, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-stop-using-this-word/989043 "2023-08-24T16:30:41Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 24, 2023, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-stop-using-this-word/989043/22 "2023-08-24T19:16:22Z")

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> [@alovem](#):
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> I’d like to see the meaning of the word trump changed from override to swindle. In the meantime, I kinda wish people would stop using it.

[I started a whole thread on this topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-word-to-replace-trump-in-its-common-usage/920347).

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