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chleuasmos

chleuasmos noun: a sarcastic reply that mocks an opponent, leaving them without an answer.

Noun

chleuasmos

  1. (rhetoric) A sarcastic reply that mocks an opponent, leaving them without an answer.

Origin of chleuasmos

Borrowed from Ancient Greek χλευασμός (khleuasmós).

Questions about chleuasmos

What does chleuasmos mean?
Chleuasmos means a sarcastic reply that mocks an opponent, leaving them without an answer.
What part of speech is chleuasmos?
Chleuasmos is a noun.

Words near chleuasmos in the dictionary

  1. chlamyphores
  2. chlamys
  3. chlamyses
  4. Chlark
  5. chleb
  6. chleuasmos
  7. Chleuh
  8. Chleuhs
  9. chlidanotine
  10. chlidanotines
  11. Chlo

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