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HOH Word of the Week: McKinley’d and Denali’d

By Jason Dick
Posted August 31, 2015 at 3:00pm

Upon further reflection of the Obama administration’s decision to revert the name of Alaska’s Mount McKinley to its traditional name, Mount Denali, HOH offers a twofer word of the week selection.  

McKinley’d . The bestowing of an honor on someone or something that is unexpected and makes little sense to many of the people it affects.  

Denali’d . The revocation of an unexpected honor.

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