gallipot word
gallipot word noun: a difficult and obscure word, particularly when used gratuitously to give an appearance of being learned.
Noun
gallipot word (plural gallipot words)
- A difficult and obscure word, particularly when used gratuitously to give an appearance of being learned.
- […]and do they think in good earnest, that this last relic of the mummery of monkery, this playing off upon us of a few gallipot words, will make us believe that they are learned.1836, Robert Huish, Memoirs of the late William Cobbett, Esq., volume II, London: John Saunders, page 72
Forms of gallipot word
| plural | gallipot words |
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Origin of gallipot word
From the use of such words on apothecaries' jars.
Questions about gallipot word
- What does gallipot word mean?
- Gallipot word means a difficult and obscure word, particularly when used gratuitously to give an appearance of being learned.
- What part of speech is gallipot word?
- Gallipot word is a noun.
- What is the plural of gallipot word?
- The plural of gallipot word is gallipot words.
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