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Earliest Usage in 1918
[edit]According to an article at Meriam Webster, it looks like Affluenza was used as early as 1918. Can we add this to the article?
" Affluenza is defined in Merriam-Webster’s Unabridged as “the unhealthy and unwelcome psychological and social effects of affluence regarded especially as a widespread societal problem.” The word was not coined at Couch’s trial; it has been in English use throughout much of the 20th century. Initially it was employed in a jocular fashion, as in an article from the Houston Post in 1918:
“It is not the sneezing of the Spanish influenza that Liberty needs, but a little more ‘coughing’ on the part of American affluenza.” "
http://www.merriam-webster.com/trend-watch/affluenza-2016-04-13 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mylesgoins (talk • contribs) 22:37, 4 May 2016 (UTC)
Used in 1908 here: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/jan/04/affluenza-history-disease-wealth-privilege-ethan-couch — Preceding unsigned comment added by 196.41.222.97 (talk) 18:03, 13 October 2022 (UTC)
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