It's a Hegseth malapropism, which is why it's slightly disturbing that Dario continues to use it.

edit: To be clear, Hegseth didn't create it, merely has popularized its use recently. Eg his speech at Quantico last Sept

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tokyobreakfast 3 hours ago | parent [-]

"I learned the word a week ago therefore it is new."

The term—and its use in the now-Department of War—dates back to the late 80s.

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yesimahuman 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

It is so clearly being used to a much greater and more deliberate degree during this administration. Pretending otherwise is foolish

	▲	tokyobreakfast an hour ago \| parent [-]
		It really isn't—it's all perception. Hegseth has a much more outgoing and public persona so it's more visible. Heck, can you even name the last 5 Secretaries that preceded him? I can't. The last one that was this widely known was probably Rumsfeld (Bush II) or Robert Gates during Obama I (bin Laden raid).

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youarentrightjr 44 minutes ago | parent | prev [-]

> "I learned the word a week ago therefore it is new."

This isn't true, and there's no need to flame and be disingenuous.

> The term—and its use in the now-Department of War—dates back to the late 80s.

Maybe you can provide evidence instead of restating the same claim that sibling comments to mine have made?

I've already admitted that it wasn't invented by Hegseth. My claim is that he is popularizing it. In fact, your comment further down agrees with this:

> It really isn't—it's all perception. Hegseth has a much more outgoing and public persona so it's more visible. Heck, can you even name the last 5 Secretaries that preceded him? I can't.

As you say, he has a much more public persona - as does his jingoistic rhetoric.