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thesauraus

A reference available to identify synonyms and antonyms of words. The purpose of the thesaurus is to eliminate the redundant use of common words. Some study this reference in an attempt to increase their vocabulary skills.
-S. Phares
Instead of using the word good again, I used the thesauraus to aquire the word excellent.
by S. Phares October 1, 2007
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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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thesasaurus

The way an idiot would pronounce thesaurus. Usually done by males that have an extremely hard time talking to begin with. Often mistaken for a dinosaur of some kind
you need to look in a thesasaurus.
what's a thesasaurus
you don't know you idiot?
by Ichiro July 14, 2003
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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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Suburban Thesaurus

A book of synonyms for people who live in between a city and a farm.
"Can I use the urban dictionary to look up a synonym for the word catastrophic?" "No, you're in between a city and a farm, and a dictionary is not used for synonyms. Use this Suburban Thesaurus."
by NittanyLionFan_:) December 7, 2020
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thesaurusification

unnecessarily overchecking words using a thesaurus to find words that make the writer look cleverer than they really are.

as a result, the writer looks somewhat ... silly
John's report is completely unreadable, so much thesaurusification.
by Akula October 18, 2009
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