Talk:ungroundable

Request for verification
Never heard of this term. Attestation required. Razorflame 22:35, 10 May 2010 (UTC)


 * Cited, I think...? It's "grounding" in the sense of finding a rational basis for, not being forbidden from going out by your mum. Equinox ◑ 22:38, 10 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Rfv passed, then. It looks well-cited enough now. Razorfl<b style="color:#003">am</b><b style="color:#000">e</b> 22:42, 10 May 2010 (UTC)

RFV discussion: April–November 2017
"Unable to be grounded (kept in as a punishment)." Only in South Park? Equinox ◑ 18:24, 4 April 2017 (UTC)
 * How do you ground that which is ungroundable? --WikiTiki89 18:38, 4 April 2017 (UTC)
 * It could have an electrical sense too. Is that attestable? —CodeCat 18:40, 4 April 2017 (UTC)


 * Most of what I can find, while it may be an independent use, refers to the South Park episode. I found one quote that did not refer to the South Park episode:
 * Perhaps a third could be found on Google groups? Kiwima (talk) 20:22, 4 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Nothing on Usenet. Khemehekis (talk) 18:11, 21 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Nothing on Usenet. Khemehekis (talk) 18:11, 21 October 2017 (UTC)


 * RFV failed: only two quotations provided. —Granger (talk · contribs) 11:46, 21 November 2017 (UTC)


 * Rather than just deleting this entry, I would be happier if we merged all entries into a single definition "not groundable". That way, we do not eliminate what is obviously a valid, if rare, meaning. Kiwima (talk) 21:30, 25 November 2017 (UTC)


 * Since that violates the rule of "one line, one sense", it might cause problems with translations, glosses, sense IDs, etc. Equinox ◑ 21:32, 25 November 2017 (UTC)