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Originally Posted by Ken G
I haven't heard it either, but you must admit-- it's pretty right on in the appropriate situation! I hope it does catch on, even though I think minor planets should be viewed as a subclass of planet.
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I haven't heard of the American Dialect Society !
Anyway, I see nothing in the article to say whether or not they made it up themselves. And, I'm not sure, but this sounds to me like they may have.
In conducting the vote, members do so for fun and not in any official capacity of inducting words into the English language.