Talk:riptide

I have checked several Oxford dictonaries and found that none have "riptide" as a word. They do have "rip tide".

Also none have the second meaning:

"2. A confusing situation in which a person is overwhelmed."

riptide in one word is the American spelling. As for the second meaning, it’s probably just the figurative usage of the main sense. —Stephen 23:35, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

riptide seems slightly more common than rip tide. I am not entirely happy with all elements of the second figurative sense, especially the emotional reaction to the phenomenon, which is readily separable from the phenomenon itself. DCDuring TALK 23:46, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

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riptide

rfv'd sense: "A confusing situation in which a person is overwhelmed." This seems like a plausible figurative use, but is it common enough? Also should the sense include the emotional reaction or just the idea of overpowering (conflicting ?) currents ? DCDuring TALK 23:40, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

By "is it common enough" you mean you doubt that three citations can be found? That's all that is required for the sense to be verified. --EncycloPetey 13:56, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

Yes. That's what I meant, but I'm not sure that the sense to be verified should even include the emotional reaction. DCDuring TALK 14:17, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

1. As the riptide of disaster swept over new cities, beleaguered bankers turned frantically to Washington, some demanding cash by airplane! 1936
2. Life immediately after the surgeries and complications was like a riptide in which the incoming waves meet together obliquely and create an undertow that can pull a person from the shore and safety. 2007
3. As HR divisions expand their functions to help each sex understand each other's sense of humor, men will understand what feels like a riptide to a woman, and women will see the riptide as an opportunity to develop their skills of "going with the flow". 2005

- Amgine/^talk 23:13, 13 September 2008 (UTC)

Those cites don't really support the given definition, two are using riptide in metaphors not independently. The first does seem valid but I would argue that it also doesn't match the definition. Going to strike the second definition until cites can be found which make it a standalone definition rather than an extension or metaphoric usage. - [The]DaveRoss 23:43, 1 June 2009 (UTC)