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Tommy Carcetti

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9. There are actually other terrible verbs in the English language that are more direct and to the point.

Reply to Tommy Carcetti (Original post)

Thu Apr 17, 2025, 12:20 PM

Apr 2025

Kidnapped
Tortured
Raped
Murdered

The thing about "Disappeared," however--and what makes it even scarier--is that it could potentially encompass any one of those terms.

Or possibly all of them.

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"Disappeared" [View all] Tommy Carcetti Apr 2025 OP

It only denotes such a sinister disregard for human life. magicarpet Apr 2025 #1

Yes. Beyond heinous and frightening. wordstroken Apr 2025 #7

I just saw a great movie ostensibly about a penguin on "The Disappeared" in... NNadir Apr 2025 #2

Mafia Don prefers "rubbed out" or "whacked." sop Apr 2025 #3

Orwell chose to go with "unperson" NT ET Awful Apr 2025 #5

Krasnov would say "Doubleplusgood." Buns_of_Fire Apr 2025 #6

and it's been in vogue, sadly, since the creation of the black sites. Javaman Apr 2025 #4

It generally means an inconvenient person has been murdered Warpy Apr 2025 #8

There are actually other terrible verbs in the English language that are more direct and to the point. Tommy Carcetti Apr 2025 #9

I've never been one of those people who thought, "IT CAN'T HAPPEN HERE" Skittles Apr 2025 #10