English Language & Usage Asked by B.Mr.W. on October 2, 2021
I have seen several people use the word backslash, it sounds like something similar to disaster, bad result, etc. But I am not quite sure what it means and when I should use it.
Examples:
- But if big layoffs result at home, corporations and the US government will face a backslash.
- Celeb Boutique saw a major backslash as result after the inappropriate usage of the word Aurora.
It's not slang, and the word you want is almost certainly backlash:
a strong negative reaction by a large number of people, especially to a social or political development: a public backlash against racism
By contrast, Oxford Dictionaries define a backslash as
a backward-sloping diagonal line (), used in some computer commands.
(In MS Windows Character Map utility, this character is described as a Reverse Solidus.)
Correct answer by user11752 on October 2, 2021
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