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Get your bombast on

caddis — Mon, 09 Jan 2006 07:59:40 -0800

Grandiloquent Dictionary For all the logophiles. Not intended for those afflicted with ultracrepidarianism or logorrhea.

By: ceri richard

ceri richard — Mon, 09 Jan 2006 08:03:37 -0800

The dringle in me thanks you caddis!

By: caddis

caddis — Mon, 09 Jan 2006 08:07:01 -0800

Oops. I forgot to include "(via Fawn Jotters)."

By: GuyZero

GuyZero — Mon, 09 Jan 2006 08:09:31 -0800

I am going spend the rest of the week trying to work deiparous into a conversation.

By: I Love Tacos

I Love Tacos — Mon, 09 Jan 2006 08:24:13 -0800

Cute list, but it would be much improved if they dropped the obvious phobias. Pyrophobia and meteorophobia aren't terribly interesting words.

By: JeffK

JeffK — Mon, 09 Jan 2006 08:30:11 -0800

A truly eximious post, caddis.

By: Citizen Premier

Citizen Premier — Mon, 09 Jan 2006 08:31:54 -0800

This is great, I've been meaning to cut back on my abligurition, but only now do I know the word for it!

By: Citizen Premier

Citizen Premier — Mon, 09 Jan 2006 08:36:42 -0800

Cute list, but it would be much improved if they dropped the obvious phobias. Pyrophobia and meteorophobia aren't terribly interesting words. But surely you're interested in aichmorhabdophobia: fear of being beaten with a pointed stick?

By: weapons-grade pandemonium

weapons-grade pandemonium — Mon, 09 Jan 2006 08:41:41 -0800

A jumentous post! Thanks, caddis.

By: languagehat

languagehat — Mon, 09 Jan 2006 09:02:06 -0800

It's fun, but it would be nice if you could trust the definitions. agraffe - The wire that holds the cork in a bottle of champagne Um, no, an agraffe is (per the OED) 'A kind of hook, which fastens to a ring, used as a clasp' (OED) or (per Merriam-Webster, which prefers the spelling agrafe) 'a hook-and-loop fastening; especially : an ornamental clasp used on armor or costumes.' A cork wire may be a kind of agraf(f)e, but to give that as the definition is just plain wrong.

By: slimepuppy

slimepuppy — Mon, 09 Jan 2006 09:36:38 -0800

Reads like a Lovecraft book.

By: blue_beetle

blue_beetle — Mon, 09 Jan 2006 09:52:38 -0800

agraffe aka a staple (in french).

By: Astro Zombie

Astro Zombie — Mon, 09 Jan 2006 09:55:38 -0800

Well, who doesn't have aichmorhabdophobia?

By: R. Mutt

R. Mutt — Mon, 09 Jan 2006 10:14:01 -0800

Hmmm, I wonder if my fear of being poked in the eye by an oversized golf umbrella while walking in New York is a form of aichmorhabdophobia.

By: kosem

kosem — Mon, 09 Jan 2006 11:03:39 -0800

adoxography -( ) Skilled writing about an unimportant subject The brass ring!

By: words1

words1 — Mon, 09 Jan 2006 11:17:19 -0800

If anyone can find "strikhedonia" anywhere other than on the internet (personal web pages, etc.), I'd like to hear about it. Seriously.

By: Astro Zombie

Astro Zombie — Mon, 09 Jan 2006 11:28:01 -0800

Really. Strikhedonia, strikhedonia, what makes your big head so hard!

By: i_am_joe's_spleen

i_am_joe's_spleen — Mon, 09 Jan 2006 11:31:34 -0800

You are Memphis Slim and I claim my Caledonian prize.

By: languagehat

languagehat — Mon, 09 Jan 2006 11:50:20 -0800

Excellent point, words1. Their entry: strikhedonia - The pleasure of being able to say to hell with it My ability to find any backup for this: zero. If they're not going to bother making sure they're listing actual words, this is no better than all those "amusing" fake-word sites. Bah.

By: phylum sinter

phylum sinter — Mon, 09 Jan 2006 12:25:46 -0800

What makes a word a word?

By: blindcarboncopy

blindcarboncopy — Mon, 09 Jan 2006 13:25:49 -0800

I just looked in OED online (via my university), hoping to find the etymology of strikhedonia. OED can't find the word. To me, it means that the word doesn't really exist.

By: mkhall

mkhall — Mon, 09 Jan 2006 13:37:59 -0800

Strikhedonia, strikhedonia, what makes your big head so hard! posted by Astro Zombie at 2:28 PM EST on January 9 [!] How do I go about giving prizes again? You deserve one.

By: caddis

caddis — Mon, 09 Jan 2006 14:24:07 -0800

Strikhedonia

By: Citizen Premier

Citizen Premier — Mon, 09 Jan 2006 14:34:40 -0800

To me, it means that the word doesn't really exist. Some of these words might seem "questionable" in that they aren't recognized by the verbal authorities, but that doesn't mean you couldn't use them in a story or a letter. Just be sure to provide a definition.