an adjective meaning 'written in the artificial and overly formal style of foreign-language phrase books- Totally Weird and Wonderful Words
An example of an Ollendorffian saying could be, "We expect then, the little book (for the care that we wrote him, and her typographical correction) that may be worth the expectation of the studious persons, and especially of the Youth, at which we dedicate him particularly."
One of my favorite words! Unless one includes zzz, a term for sleep, or even zzzs, which some people consider as a word, zyzzyva is the last word in many dictionaries. I love zyzzyva. Nobody cares about zythum, Zyrian, or zymurgy.
I've heard of penultimate, but never antepenultimate, which surprised me for some reason because I've never heard of it before, and also a few other words on this list! Thanks!
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BamboozlePizzazz commented on the word Ollendorffian
an adjective meaning 'written in the artificial and overly formal style of foreign-language phrase books- Totally Weird and Wonderful Words
An example of an Ollendorffian saying could be, "We expect then, the little book (for the care that we wrote him, and her typographical correction) that may be worth the expectation of the studious persons, and especially of the Youth, at which we dedicate him particularly."
February 9, 2019
BamboozlePizzazz commented on the word zyzzyva
One of my favorite words! Unless one includes zzz, a term for sleep, or even zzzs, which some people consider as a word, zyzzyva is the last word in many dictionaries. I love zyzzyva. Nobody cares about zythum, Zyrian, or zymurgy.
February 9, 2019
BamboozlePizzazz commented on the word spanghew
This definition seemingly does not mention frogs or toads.
February 9, 2019
BamboozlePizzazz commented on the word xzyqt
Sure, xzyqt looks grand, but how do you say it?
IDK. But it looks grandiose.
February 8, 2019
BamboozlePizzazz commented on the word bewusstseinslage
it's on Merriam Webster. It should be here. corn
February 3, 2019
BamboozlePizzazz commented on the list suchlongwordswithsomanyletters
I applaud you
August 25, 2018
BamboozlePizzazz commented on the list my-favorite-words--22
Some of my favorite words
August 25, 2018
BamboozlePizzazz commented on the word letterlocked
I'm here all lone with my forgotten word.
August 25, 2018
BamboozlePizzazz commented on the word zemblanity
Zemblanity. Plz add.
August 25, 2018
BamboozlePizzazz commented on the list bearing-and-carrying
This list is splendiferous.
August 25, 2018
BamboozlePizzazz commented on the word set
Miscellaneous technical census
August 25, 2018
BamboozlePizzazz commented on the list zzzzzz
Lie this list of pizzazz!
-BamboozlePizzaz
August 25, 2018
BamboozlePizzazz commented on the word snicket
Snicket, Lemony
August 24, 2018
BamboozlePizzazz commented on the word cakesniffer
A word in A Series Of Unfortunate Events meaning "dirty orphans who are not wealthy." Whatever.
August 24, 2018
BamboozlePizzazz commented on the word mephistophelian
If words were grandparents, this is my sweet one. I have used it to describe my nemesis and certain anarchical cats.
August 24, 2018
BamboozlePizzazz commented on the word erinaceous
Ah, I finally see why it's Erin McKean's favorite word. Erin-aceous. That was way too obvious, wasn't it?
August 23, 2018
BamboozlePizzazz commented on the list via-i-weird-and-wonderful-words-i
I love this list and the books a lot.
August 23, 2018
BamboozlePizzazz commented on the list only-on-wordie
Um, good list.
August 23, 2018
BamboozlePizzazz commented on the list all-the-words
I've heard of penultimate, but never antepenultimate, which surprised me for some reason because I've never heard of it before, and also a few other words on this list! Thanks!
August 23, 2018