substition

[prettygoodword]

substition (SUB-sti-shun) - n., a fact that many people do not believe.


As opposed to superstition, a fiction that many people believe. Coined by the (recently late) Terry Pratchett -- different sources cite different books for its first appearance, but earliest among them so far is Jingo (1997).

---L.

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[prettygoodword.livejournal.com]

Not much, outside of Pratchett, no.

---L.

[med_cat]

That's what I thought :) Perhaps it'll take off one day, who knows...