A word derived from the region of
Greece named Laconia, the
capital city of which is
Sparta. It means to speak in a concise way, as the Spartans often did.
Philip II of Macedon: "You are advised to submit without further delay, for if I bring my
army into your land, I will destroy your farms,
slay your
people, and raze your city."
Sparta: "If."
^that's laconic^