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gallipot words

gallipot words is the plural of gallipot word.

Meaning of gallipot word

Noun

gallipot word (plural gallipot words)

  1. (in plural) 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

Questions about gallipot words

What is gallipot words the plural of?
Gallipot words is the plural of gallipot word.

Words near gallipot words in the dictionary

  1. Gallipolian
  2. Gallipolians
  3. Gallipolis
  4. gallipot
  5. gallipot word
  6. gallipot words
  7. gallipots
  8. gallise
  9. gallised
  10. gallises
  11. gallisin

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