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reappropriation

noun as in pastiche

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In the tradition of a tiraera, or a diss track, Bad Bunny seemingly takes a shot at Colombian pop star Karol G in “Vuelve Candy B,” in which he pokes fun at the reappropriation of the word “bichota” — which stems from “bichote,” a Puerto Rican slang term for a high-level drug dealer.

They approved Trump's clearly illegal reappropriation of defense spending money to start construction on his border wall.

From Salon

The lawsuit also states that the use of positive Native American symbolism is a form of “reappropriation” or a way to “reclaim names and images that were once directed at them as insults in order to turn them outward as badges of pride.”

The lawsuit also states that the use of positive Native American symbolism is a form of “reappropriation” or a way to “reclaim names and images that were once directed at them as insults in order to turn them outward as badges of pride.”

He credited the 20th-century Ivorian novelist Ahmadou Kourouma with bringing a uniquely African flavor to French — a form of “reappropriation,” as Diop put it, in countries where French became the official language under colonial rule.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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