A moment of silence for "snollygoster"

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To make room for words like "phat" and "Frankenfood", Merriam-Webster had to trim older, less fashionable words from the pages.. so good-bye, snollygoster (a shrewd, unprincipled person, especially a politician.) and abligurition (a prodigal spending on meat and drink). And 3,100 of your friends.

Read the story in the SF Gate