Is ‘gaslighting’ not a real word?

I first heard it used in the film “The Darjeeling Limited” and remember googling with with no results circa 2007

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“Is gaslighting not a real word?” Did I just get gaslit

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No, we just thought the OP couldn’t use Google

Words are real as long as they carry meaning

Welcome to language

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Pass me my frindle so I can write that down.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaslighting

The term originates in the systematic psychological manipulation of a victim by her husband in Patrick Hamilton’s 1938 stage play Gas Light, and the film adaptations released in 1940 and 1944.

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Neither was the Darjeeling Limited for that matter.🤓. Wikipedia and Britannica both have entries for gaslighting so I am guessing it’s just a matter of time before the dictionaries pick it up.

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Google just wants you to think it’s not a real word

I don't belive this. Google is a wokebloke.

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