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The use of "big" words in lieu of their "common" counterparts (often out of context) in a futile attempt to sound more intelligent. This technique is often used by liberal arts students when attempting to sound competent when talking about a subject that they have no clue about. In a class room discussion about UrbanDictionary.com
Jill: Urban Dictionary's abominable nature not only proliferates the use of exiguous, diminutive, colloquial English, it actually bolsters and espouses it! Jack: ya, and it gives us words like thesaurus rape to describe what you are doing!! |
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| 1. | Thesaurus Rape | ||
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When someone uses big words despite the fact that they:
-Cannot spell -Sound unnatural saying them -Don't know what the words mean -Didn't need to use such complicated words to get their point across -Are really dumb, and try to sound smart by saying them Tom: I have just explicated your histrionics you boondoggling pantimime!
Jake: And you are also guilty of thesaurus rape.... |
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