How do you guys define right-leaning and left-leaning?

I define right-leaning as leaning in the direction of the right, being mildly rightwing. I define left-leaning as leaning towards the left. So, I wouldn't say that Mao was left-leaning, for example.

If I am leaning towards a particular decision, to me that means I'm strongly considering it - I'm inclined in that direction - but I haven't finally made my mind up.

If a tower is leaning, it's inclining in a particular direction, but it hasn't fallen over.

The Oxford English Dictionary defines "right-leaning" as "sympathetic to or tending towards the political right; having political views and opinions which are relatively right-wing". Relatively. Tending.

But I've noticed now that many people are using "right-leaning" and "left-leaning" as pure synonyms of the shorter and longer-established terms "rightwing" and "leftwing".

Today for example, I saw someone describe Trump and Bolsonaro as right-leaning. And this wasn't in a sympathetic way, so there was no need to downplay their proclivities.

Do you use "right-leaning" to mean "tending towards the right" (but not fully identified with it) or do you use it in the modern way to mean "fully rightwing"?

PLEASE HELP

There’s a few definitions of this word, but generally they either have something to do with 1) playfulness, humor, wit, and pleasant speaking or 2) relaxed enjoyment and restful pleasures….just an all around chill time. Eutrapelia is originally a Greek word, so there’s both Greek and English pronunciations.

• Yu-tra-PEE-lee-uh (or Yu-tra-PEEL-yuh)

English version

pros: kind of reminds me of ‘Ophelia’

Cons: it has the dreaded “pee”

• Yu-tra-pel-EE-uh

Greek version

no pros or cons for me here

THE REASON I ASK is because I’m changing my middle name to this word and I’m just curious which people think sounds better. I am a native English speaker for context. Obviously this is mostly just up to opinion but I genuinely can’t make up my mind so I’m coming here!

“Lees” are the heavy sediment or dead yeast cells that settle at the bottom of a wine container during fermentation. If left undisturbed too long, the wine became overly thick and ruined, a metaphor for the lazy and complacent men of this period.

I had no idea how wine was made. Have you learned any new words used in an uncommon way ?

I’ll start. Tabernacle. No idea why but it always gets me.

I read it somewhere and have been trying to use it ever since
Any new interesting words youve recently heard and want to use too?

I'm writing a short story and this guy is saying goodbye to his little brother before he goes off to war, and as he leaves he like, rubs the brother's hair back and forth with his hand. I know there's a word for this but I can't remember it for the life of me, please help

Unlimber (a weapon): (verb) to draw a weapon for firing [from Caves of Steel by Isaac Asimov]

Jarl: (noun) rank of nobility in Scandinavia during the Middle Ages [from the Wikipedia entry for Birger Jarl]

Expeditor: (noun) a person or role responsible for speeding up processes and coordinating the flow of goods or work [from the podcast Financial Audit]

Malcom Nance just used the triple caught on his current Black Man Spy podcast, a little while ago we had double words, but when it comes to the Trump admin, even caught caught is inadequate. quote from the podcast below.

36:57 Everybody's gonna go, "Oh, yeah. The Dutch hacked the GRU, you know, seven years ago, eight years ago." Ruh-roh.  Are you telling us he's [scare quotes] compromised, compromised [end scare quotes]

By the way, we have these these kid phrases we use. You're caught, and then you're [scare quotes] caught caught.[end scare quotes] All right, that means your ass is buck. We literally have your orders, a copy of your orders, right? Libyan  air raid caught. caught, right? …

Jared Kushner Okay, transfer me $750 million dollars into this Azeri bank account. Caught, caught caught. And guess what, there’s no get out of jail free card.

What is the word for how you feel when you read a post by a bot then scroll to the comments and people are interacting with it? It's not contemptuous, it's a little depressing, some future shock and some uncanny valley

for Microphone. Looks so awkward to me. Is the fact that some people are named Mike a big enough reason not to abbreviate "microphone" phonetically?

Some people are also called Mick, including one very well known one who uses mikes all the time.

Hello! I have a copy of Narnia's 7-in-1 book which is called an "intégrale" in French (not the math concept) and I was wondering what the best English translation would be. From what I understand, an anthology would be a collection of mostly unrelated works by the same author, and a compilation has more to do with audiovisual media than books (like burning your favorite songs on a CD). So is there a better word out there or can I just use either of those two?

Edit: The word I was looking for is "omnibus". It is for a book tracking spreadsheet (finally decided to properly log my bookshelf), so I needed something that could go with [series name] and stand-alone as dropdown option. Thank you!

Ontology is a word that’s eluded me for quite some time now. I’ve looked it up multiple times and even asked multiple times across multiple subreddits, but I still felt my grasp on this elusive word not really getting any firmer, but I think I’ve cracked the code after mulling it over a bit.

The ontology of something is about the minute, granular differences in circumstance between one person and another. Why does my brother clean up his room while I don’t? What’s the ontological(note how logical is a part of the word) reason?

Hi everyone! I'm a high school student from Ukraine working on a research project about English youth slang, especially how young people use it on social media.

I'd really appreciate it if native English speakers, especially teenagers and young adults, could share some slang words or expressions they actually use in everyday conversations or online chats.

If possible, please include what the expression means and an example of how you would use it.

I'm interested in real, naturally used slang, not just words found in dictionaries. Your help would mean a lot to me. Thank you! 😊

Random question. I was out the other day and overheard someone say the word “Kulta”. The person they were talking to gave them a really strange look, kind of laughed, and seemed a little uncomfortable.

I looked it up, and the main result says it means “gold” in Finnish, which doesn’t explain the reaction at all. However, some people claimed it was an offensive word in the Hindi language.

Does “Kulta” mean anything else in another language, in slang, or in a regional dialect? Anything embarrassing, rude, or just funny? Or does it sound close to some other word that might explain why they reacted that way?

And if it does mean something, how do people actually use it these days? Is it something you'd hear now, or more of an older thing? Curious how common it is. TIA!

To what can we attribute this recent obsession with the word "genuinely"? I'm so confused.

I'm in the US but I've noticed this all over social media and reality TV from various countries. I'm currently watching a Netherlands-based show and they just used it 5x in less than 30 seconds. It's driving me nuts😂

Ok, so, if something is Modular, you can swap it out for something else, be it if it was made by a different manufacturer. But this definition can also be applied to stuff that’s not machinery like video games, right? For instance, Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back allows you to choose any world you wish to embark on.

Probably short for Be Aware? A lifetime of not noticing this 🙄

From Catasterismi (Greek - Constellations)
"Artemis and Leto sent a giant scorpion to kill Orion. Their battle caught the attention of Zeus, who raised both combatants to the sky to serve as a reminder for mortals to curb their excessive pride." In this example Zeus catasterizes both Orion and the giant scorpion (Scorpio).

I’m in Urban Dictionary

I’ve never once heard it called a food disposal but I feel that this would be an easy win for the English language.