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crash blossom

noun

  1. an ambiguously worded headline whose meaning can be interpreted in the wrong way, as “Missing Woman Remains Found.” garden-path.


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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of crash blossom1

First recorded in 2009; from “Violinist Linked to JAL Crash Blossoms,” misleading headline of article about successful violinist whose father died years before in plane crash
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"Brogrammer," a macho man who works in computer programming, and "crash blossom," a cringe-worthy headline, also made the cut. 

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Crash blossom: an ambiguously worded headline whose meaning can be interpreted in the wrong way, as “Missing Woman Remains Found.”

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