podiacide
n.— «“It was an act of ‘podiacide,'” otherwise known as shooting yourself in the foot, Bolton told reporters.» —“Bolton: Chavez speech cost Venezuela seat” by Edith M. Lederer Baltimore Sun (Maryland) Nov. 2, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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UN Amb. Bolton did not coin the word Podiacide in his remarks on Nov. 2, 2006. Check this link for documented proof: http://www.genebartlow.com.
“Podiacide,” is a verb describing the act of “shooting oneself in the foot” (a contraction of podiatry and suicide). Podiacide was coined in 1990 by Gene S. Bartlow, Colonel, USAF-Ret., as a word to describe an act of self-inflicted stupidity that is normally preventable. You can readily see acts of podiacide committed mostly by politicians daily in your local newspaper and on national television.
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