New word: GLICHÉ
One of the fun things I get to do at my job is read some of the wonderful emails our customer service department receives everyday. A lot of the messages just say things like "You Suck!" (ouch), or "I'll never shop with you again!" (oof), or "Don't you know how to run a business?" (hey now). BUT, a lot of them actually are meant to be helpful and/or to alert us to potential problems with our site. Take for example a note I read from someone whose credit card wasn't processed correctly. Here's an excerpt:
It must have been some sort of gliche or hiccup with either your computer or theirs.
Now, what struck me about this had nothing to do with the point of the note, but the word "gliche." I know that it is probably just the word "glitch" misspelled, but I started thinking it could actually BE a real word, so I am going to define it as follows (as a derivation of glitch and cliché-
GLICHÉ - [glee-shey, gli-]
A trite, stereotyped "foot-in-mouth" expression; a sentence or phrase expressing something better left unsaid that illustrates the speaker's lack of awareness.
This is the first example I could think of:
(asked of a fat woman) - "Congratulations, when are you due?"
I'm sure there are a lot more, so if you think of one, please add it in a comment. (And let me know if you ever get a chance to use the word itself!)
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