contrafibularities
/ˌkɒntɹəˌfɪbjʊˈlæɹɪtiz/
contrafibularities noun: false congratulations, sounding congratulatory while actually pulling someone's leg.
Noun
contrafibularities pl (plural only)
- False congratulations, sounding congratulatory while actually pulling someone's leg.
- I was a bit obscure with that one. Please accept my most sincere contrafibularities...2005 November 15, Tsugumi Niyamoto, “Separate Ways”, in alt.games.resident-evil (Usenet)
- My most enthusiastic contrafibularities go to the world-class HarperCollins construction team.2011, Neil Strauss, Rules of the Game, →ISBN, page 194
Origin of contrafibularities
From contra- + fibular + -ity + -s. From a 1987 episode of the British television comedy Blackadder, after Dr. Samuel Johnson boasts about his newly completed dictionary containing every word in the English language. Blackadder wishes Dr. Johnson his "most enthusiastic contrafibularities", upsetting Johnson, who quickly adds the alleged word to his manuscript.
Questions about contrafibularities
- What does contrafibularities mean?
- Contrafibularities means false congratulations, sounding congratulatory while actually pulling someone's leg.
- What part of speech is contrafibularities?
- Contrafibularities is a noun.
- How do you pronounce contrafibularities?
- Contrafibularities is pronounced /ˌkɒntɹəˌfɪbjʊˈlæɹɪtiz/.
Words near contrafibularities in the dictionary
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