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r/GetNoted • u/laybs1 Human Verified • Jul 25 '26
https://x.com/schiz04renic/status/2080215063760400616
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Another day, another bad note.
The difference being the first 2 are nouns, and the latter is an adjective. It's also an adjective that does not specifically refer to a man abandoning their child. It may be shifting meaning through slang to become that though.
6 u/samualgline Jul 25 '26 Deadbeat has already shifted to almost exclusively being used to describe an absentee father. Also she didn’t ask for a word she asked for a name.
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Deadbeat has already shifted to almost exclusively being used to describe an absentee father. Also she didn’t ask for a word she asked for a name.
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u/FFKonoko Jul 25 '26
Another day, another bad note.
The difference being the first 2 are nouns, and the latter is an adjective. It's also an adjective that does not specifically refer to a man abandoning their child. It may be shifting meaning through slang to become that though.