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  • borari@lemmy.dbzer0.comtome_irl@lemmy.worldme_irl
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    3 months ago

    Are you implying that on point is an example of this type of lingo?

    A quick search shows me that on point has been used in the military as a way to describe a soldier being stationed at their post or standing guard as far back as the 1880s. It was used in ballet in the early 1900s, and used in legal contexts in the 1930s.

    When the “lingo” that the slang is derived from dates back to the 1880s, almost 150 years ago, I think it ceases to be lingo and just becomes language.