Date: Fri, 29 Dec 1995 15:31:05 -0600

From: Katherine Catmull kate[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]BGA.COM

Subject: Re: WORD(s) OF THE YEAR NOMINATIONS



At 9:47 AM 12/29/95 -0500, Jeutonne Brewer wrote:



astroturf This is as old as the Astrodome in Houston





. . . and someone else mentioned that the term was "at least two decades old."



I expect this word is listed here for its newer meaning in politics, which

is something like "artificial (or artificially-engendered) grassroots

support."



Kate Catmull kate[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]bga.com