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Pronunciate

A combination of the more common words "pronounce" and "enunciate".
Meaning to say the words correctly and in a clear manner
"Mia, you must pronunciate when you speak in class"
Pronunciate by Fleep Florp November 17, 2025

pronunciation chickenshit 

worried whether to use what you know to be the proper pronunciation of a name and seem pretentious to some, or to use the name’s more common mispronunciation and seem a dunce to others
I’m always a pronunciation chickenshit when it comes to “Vincent van Gogh”.

pronounciation 

This word supposedly comes from the verb 'pronounce' but does not in fact exist.
The abstract noun is 'pronunciation' and is widely mispronounced.
'My pronounciation is perfect', declared the student.
'Pronouncing 'pronunciation' as 'pronounciation' is a mispronunciation', his teacher corrected.
pronounciation by ant July 5, 2004

professor pronunciation 

The unusual pronunciation of common words by university professors.
My history professor says "Po-land" instead of "Poland." Is it really the land of the Po?

I thought "God" rhymed with "odd" but my professor says "Gah-haw-d" as if it had three syllables.

Dude, that's professor pronunciation; get used to it.

Pununciate 

Mixture of pronounce and enunciate.
When you fuck up while speaking and can't pronounce or enunciate your words.
"I can't pununciate words"
Pununciate by actuallyarobt March 18, 2020

pronunciation nazi 

-Cousin of Grammar Nazi and Spelling Nazi
-A person who always freaks outs and corrects every word that is incorrectly pronounced by another person.
Sentence: How's your brand new iPod Touch?

Dad with an accent: How's your brand new iPad Touch?
Son: Dad, it's an iPod Touch, not an iPad touch...
Daughter: You're such a pronunciation nazi! L