Prytaneum

A public building of sacred fire in Roman or Greek cities.

The governor ordered a prytaneum to be constructed.

Prytaneum by Mustesar July 31, 2011

plytanium

1. Seemingly high-end construction, later determined to be of dubious quality.
2. An acknowledgement of one's own less-than-stellar construction abilities.

1. A: Hey, your bookcase collapsed. B: Yeah, it's made of weapons-grade plytanium.

2. A: I sure hope my sad-ass plytanium scaffold doesn't collapse before this garage gets painted.

plytanium by Jeff Pillasch March 17, 2008