You are viewing a single comment's thread from:RE: There wasn't a word for itView the full contextjamesallen (59)in #short-story • 7 years ago A 'pogrom' is what I think they used to call a mob attacking Jews. :-)
Mystery solved!
I have a feeling your hypothetical policeman may be just as bewildered with the word 'pogrom'.
RiskDebonair: "I'm witnessing a pogrom on 4th and Main!"
Policeman: "A what?!?!"
RiskDebonair: "A progrom you idiot!"