Offtopic, but your comment finally pushed me over the edge to semantic satiation [1] regarding the word "moat". It is incredible how this word turned up a short while ago and now it seems to be a key ingredient of every second comment.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semantic_satiation
I’m sure if I looked, I could find quotes from Warren Buffet (the recognized originator of the term) going back a few decades. But your point stands.
Unfortunately letters before 1977 weren't available online so I wasn't able to search.
It also helps that I've been to several cities with an actual moat so this word is familiar to me.
https://www.berkshirehathaway.com/letters/1995.html
I did not mean that it was literally invented a short while ago - a few months ago I had to look up what it means though (not native English).
Offtopic, but your comment finally pushed me over the edge to semantic satiation [1] regarding the word "moat". It is incredible how this word turned up a short while ago and now it seems to be a key ingredient of every second comment.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semantic_satiation