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etymologician

N. A person who reasons or performs logic based on etymology in the most pseudo-intellectual way possible. It has the vaudeville flavor of an unlearned man trying to appear to, or pretending to explain a discipline by dumbing the content down for his audience.

The homily was a snooze; the vicar was a total etymologician.

by boringalbinocrow January 1, 2024