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Dave Wilton

04 Aug 2023 • 1 min read
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Photo of a blond woman with the caption, “Lara Trump branded ‘Temu Ivanka’ as she continues China visit with Donald Trump”

Temu

7 August 2026 Temu is a rather new adjective meaning second rate, of poor quality, and it is often applied in a political context, critiquing the powers that be. It comes from the name of the online retailer. Temu launched September 2022 offering low-priced, and often low-quality, goods
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Meme from Princess Bride: Inigo telling Vizzini, “You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.”
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