TEOTWAWKI

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TEOTWAWKI

  1. Acronym of the end of the world as we know it.
    • 2013, Amber Kizer, A Matter of Days, Delacorte Press, →ISBN, page 75:
      Teotwawki.” He shrugged.
      “Where'd that come from?” English, please?
      Teotwawki,” Rabbit repeated.
      That's helpful. “Which means?”
      “‘The end of the world as we know it.’ Teotwawki. I'll probably shorten it eventually.”
    • 2019, Thomas Milan Konda, Conspiracies of Conspiracies: How Delusions Have Overrun America, University of Chicago Press, →ISBN, page 323:
      Conspiracists convinced of an impending apocalyptic battle will begin “preparing for TEOTWAWKI, because they appear to have a deep-seated, almost nihilistic wish for everything just to end.”

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