Vocabulary Time Part 5
It is vocabulary time again. Here is part one, part two, part three and part four.
mancinism
the condition of being left-handed
macroverbumsciolist
nonce word 1) a person who is ignorant of large words
2) a person who pretends to know a word, then secretly refers to a dictionary.mastigophorer
obs. a fellow worthy to be whipped.
matutolypea
getting up on the wrong side of the bed.
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Jack's Shack October 26, 2007 at 9:09 am
Mark,
Roman Polanski wants a word with you.
Michael,
I like to go off the beaten path.
Michael October 25, 2007 at 8:07 pm
Jack, you’re using words that even I have never heard of.
And I used to read dictionaries just for fun.
Mark October 25, 2007 at 12:23 pm
I thought “mancinism” meant “of or pertaining to the murder of Sharon Tate”.
Thanks for clearing that up for me.