mihailoff's definitions

philologist

From Ancient Greek: phil- (love), and -logos (word).

1. Someone who studies language or literature.

2. Specifically, someone who studies Ancient Greek and Latin languages; a classicist.

For his Method, let no nice Philologist distaste it, as too Calvinistical.

by mihailoff February 20, 2005

litotes

1. The affirming of a thing by denying its contrary.

His philology is not irresponsible.

Her statement is not inaccurate.

by mihailoff February 20, 2005

brachylogy

1. Brevity of expression.

If I didn't know her, I would say that her phrasal brachylogy made her seem rather like an ass clown

by mihailoff February 20, 2005

double bag it

To use two condoms at once.

John paused and remarked, "I bet she's got a cabbage patch snatch, you'd better double bag it."

by mihailoff February 20, 2005

anaphora

1. (Rhetorical Figure) The repetition of a word at the beginning of successive clauses.

rerum copia verborum copiam gignit (Cicero, De Oratoribus, iii. 125)

ABUNDANCE of matter produces ABUNDANCE of expression.

by mihailoff February 20, 2005