The Meaning of "Out-fundamental"
I ran into the verb "out-fundamental."
But I've never seen the word, and can't figure out the meaning.
The sentences below are what I found.
"I out-fundamentaled the fundamentalists."
"I like looking at the camera to tell people that they saw how I out-fundamentaled my opponent."
Thanks in advance.
Top answer
Consider this simpler example. People at the meeting smiled a lot. I smiled more than anyone else.
- Consider this simpler example.
- People at the meeting smiled a lot.
- I smiled more than anyone else.
- In other words, I out-smiled the smilers.
- The meaning is that I did what they did, only more extremely.
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Consider this simpler example.
People at the meeting smiled a lot. I smiled more than anyone else. In other words, I out-smiled the smilers.
The meaning is that I did what they did, only more extremely.
"I out-fundamentaled the fundamentalists." I did what the fundamentalists did, only more extremely.
You can do this with almost any word.
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