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Thesaurus Rex

A person who uses a word program or internet thesaurus in order to make their papers or written works appear smarter by replacing common words with larger or uncommon words.
The phrontistery is a Thesaurus Rex's wet dream.

"Since when does Bismark use the word jackanapes?"
"Since he became a Thesaurus Rex."
by Chromium April 3, 2006
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thesaurus props

noun. blue-collar worker (male) who searches thesaurus.com for more enhanced vocabulary to use in text messages / e-mails to impress a female whom he is courting, but uses incorrect syntax during such messages, so as to confound said recipient, forcing her to be even more confused than she already is by his misappropriated behavior.
EMAIL FROM THESAURUS PROPS: "Yes, the roommate situation was dilatory in effort and not completely severing by any means allowing it to surface over and again... But not mandating me to hide anything."
by stella lester / lita carlson December 12, 2010
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thesaurus

1. A major source of humour for anyone who has really nothing at all to do.
2. A dinosaur? Possibly.
3. A book which contains synonyms. Ironically, the word "thesaurus" has no synonyms.
1. Hey, apparently, "dice" is a synonym for "frangepanni" and "frangepanni" is a synonym of "bad spelling"!
2. (see the entry for "Thesaurus" below...)
3. z0mg, ROFLMFAO!!!!
by Whittsnake December 28, 2005
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Thesaurus

A little-known, but extremely intelligent dinosaur that survived the extinction of the dinosaurs by hiding in Hogwarts with the dragons.
Thesauruses are the ninjas of the book world.
by Someone Average August 7, 2012
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Thesaurus

steve: thesaurus
timwu: Isn't that a dinosaur?
steve: No u fuckin idiot!( and leaves)
by Tim Wu January 19, 2008
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Thesaurus warrior

Somebody who uses needlessly complicated words to sound smart
Thesaurus Warrior: "I presently found myself lingering in the visage of the blooming flame captured in my retina"
A normal dude: "I saw the light"
by bageras June 26, 2016
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Thesaurus-vomit

When you just take random synonyms of a word and use them.
Don't just thesaurus-vomit.
by agentzane12124 November 16, 2018
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