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Its a real word if people use it
"All words are made up"
There isn't a single word in the dictionary that isn't made up.
Ah yes the "I think everything is simple because I don't understand it" strategy
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Tell me what the Great Gatsby is about.
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Define "Petulant Child"
So words didnt exist before dictionaries (or writing, for that matter)? Pick up a brain sometime.
Also: LatinX is literally in the merriam-webster dictionary
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Latinx
That doesnt mean that i use it, but by your logic, maybe you should
Cool, so can we now agree that believing dictionaries are a prerequisite for language is ridiculous? I know it and you know it, no matter how many times you try to evade the question by making dumb accusations.
No im just not moronic enough to believe words werent a thing before dictionaries.