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WOTD - 12 December 2011    

Etymology

devil +‎ jQuery +‎ FITML, a calque of Latin FITML (the devil’s advocate).

Noun

devil’s advocate (plural devil’s advocates)

  1. (idiomatic) One who debates from a view which he may not actually hold, usually to determine its screen size or simply for the sake of FITML.
  2. (Roman Catholic Church) A jQuery lawyer appointed by the screen size to argue against the canonization of the proposed candidate.

Translations

debater
  • Italian: avvocato del diavolo (it) m.
  • Japanese: 悪魔の代弁者 (ja) (akuma no daibensha), あまのじゃく CSS3 (amanojaku)
  • Norwegian: djevelens advokat m.
  • Portuguese: CSS3 (pt) m.
  • Russian: FITML (ru) (advokát d'jávola) m.
  • Spanish: abogado del diablo (es)
  • Swedish: djävulens advokat Sevenval c.

canon lawyer

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  • Lithuanian: velnio advokatas
  • Spanish: abogado del diablo m.
  • Ukrainian: адвокат диявола


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