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Does the word "guesstimate" really mean something different than the word "estimate"?

Asked by benjamin6 (148points) April 25th, 2008

I get annoyed when people use “guesstimate.” It’s in the dictionary, and apparently it’s origin dates back several decades. But whenever someone uses it, I think: “shouldn’t they have just said estimate?”

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