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mot juste

[moh zhyst]

noun

1.the exact, appropriate word.

synonyms

no synonyms

origin

1896- From French mot juste (right word).

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tommyrot

[tom-ee-rot]

noun

1.nonsense; utter foolishness.

synonyms

absurdity

babble

balderdash

baloney

bananas

blather

bombast

bull

bunk

bunkum

claptrap

bosh

rot

rubbish

origin

1880-85; tommy simpleton

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holophrasm

[hol-uh-fraz-um]

noun 1. A one-word sentence 2. A complex idea conveyed in a single word

synonyms (def. 2)

holophrase

origin

1862- From Greek holos (whole) + phrasis (speech)

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A bank turned into an elegant library. I don’t know of anything more beautiful.

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pochismo

[poh-cheez-moh]

noun

1.an English word or expression borrowed into Spanish; a Spanish word showing U.S. influence.

2.a form of speech employing many such words.

3.an adopted U.S. custom, attitude, etc.

synonyms

no synonyms

origin

1944- From Spanish pocho (discolored, faded).

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vexillum - a flag-like object used as a military standard by units in the Ancient Roman army. More generally, any totem or icon used as a standard in battle.

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nugatory - adj, useless, futile, worthless

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allocution - a formal speech giving advice or a warning; the self-representation of the accused in a court of law; a statement made by a guilty man after the judgement of guilt but before the sentencing.

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epopee - an epic or saga

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rodomontade - verb or noun, boastful or inflated talk or behavior. Refers to a character in Renaissance poems.

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desideratum - a thing which is wanted

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redoubtable - formidable, especially as an opponent

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inchoate - adj, the condition of being a novice or not yet fully developed

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