Etymograph

English

McMuskism

Blend of McCarthyism + Musk, coined by Carole Cadwalladr in 2024.

A blend of McCarthyism + Musk

Ancient Greek μόσχος

Late Latin muscus ‘musk deer’

Old French musc

Middle English muske

English Musk

The story

Blend of McCarthyism + Musk, coined by Carole Cadwalladr in 2024.

Today it means

noun Political persecution achieved through surveillance and online harassment.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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