Exjunctive


ex-junc-tive. pr-nunciation (ehks-junk-tiv)

-adjective

of, or relating to, the accidental or purposeful, but complete subversion of any semiotic context or system i.e. images, texts, languages, idioms

origin:
ex-1  
a prefix meaning “out of,” “from,”

junct-2
junct ( us ), past participle of jungere to join ( jung- join + -tus past participle suffix)

-ive 3
a suffix of adjectives (and nouns of adjectival origin) expressing tendency, disposition, function, connection

related forms:
exjunctivise(d) –

adjective: to subvert something to an exjunctive result
exjunctively –
adverb: tending to subvert, as of by accident or by purpose
ex
in a sentence:

“ross n-ble’s comedy act is very exjunctive/ he speaks in a very exjunctive manner.”

“kenneth williams’ innuendoes are always said so exjuntively”

in an example:

“queer as folk”

originally:
english

phrase
there’s nowt so queer as folk
(simile, colloquial) nothing is as strange, as odd as people can be.

subversion:

queer as folk

plays on the modern day english synonym of “queer”, meaning h-m-s-xual. used as a t-tle for a television drama about contemporary gay community

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