• By Nick Douglas
    May 18, 2006 3:16 PM 0
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    "You call that art? My three-year-old could do that!"

    Neologistic blog Word Spy notices a phrase coming back into vogue:

    startup artist n. A person who specializes in creating new businesses.

    Current citations: Wired Magazine on May 1, 2006, and BusinessWeek on November 1, 2005.

    First known citation: 1990. Uh-oh.

    See also: Dot con artist, cited in 1999 and 2000.

    Startup artist [Word Spy]


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