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Word of the day October 31
The Word of the Day for October 31 is:
Frankenfood • \FRANK-en-food\ • (noun) genetically engineered food
A little more information about today’s word:
The word "Frankenfood" combines "Franken-" (an allusion to "Frankenstein") and "food." It was coined in 1992 by Paul Lewis, an English professor, who used the word in a letter he wrote to the New York Times in response to the decision of the US Food and Drug Administration to let companies market genetically altered food. Like the monster in Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein, Frankenfood has met with hostility from people who would like to see the end of it. Not everyone feels this way (genetically engineered food has its supporters too), but the word "Frankenfood" has a derogatory slant to it and tends to be used by people who view such foods as dangerous mutations.
My sentence:
Proponents of biotechnology insist that genetically altered food products are perfectly safe, but many consumers remain wary of Frankenfoods.
Based on Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 11th Edition.
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