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hudibrastic

Originally a form of satirical poetry, it now also means a satirically or cynically motivated intentional violation of a grammatical rule by someone who clearly knows better.
To willfully and outrageously split an infinitive is a hudibrastic.
by Doctor DJ January 6, 2010
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