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wordtist 

A person who uses descriptive (often scientific) words without having knowledge/understanding about the aspects of said word.

Typically these people augment their ego, by appearing to be knowledgeable in the field of said words.

Most commonly these people use eloquent language, and have more knowledge of words/language than of any specialised science/art.

Example:

Hathen: This field of science makes string theory seem easy.

Hathen knows close to nothing about string theory, other than the word itself.

Commonly, these people have a little, tip of the iceberg level, knowledge of what they said.

This is a sub part of Wordicians. (people who use descriptive words/language to establish superiority)
Hathen: This game's complexity makes string theory seem easy.

Hathen does not know anything about string theory, other than the word itself.

Colham: Chemistry is pretty easy in our syllabus, I find difficulty in linguistics. We do valance shells.

Colham has no comprehensive knowledge of Chemistry in his syllabus, barely knows what valancy is.

Nikara: Every biological cell in the cortex of my brain is telling me not to do that.

Nikara does not know anything about cells, does not know what a cortex is, only knows those words themselves.

Hathen, Colham and Nikara are wordtists.
wordtist by whynot729191 November 12, 2022
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Rockie had workitis when she is walking into The Jiggly Room.
workitis by Motorola_Queen January 23, 2008

Wordition 

being stuck around a person who won't stop talking
i'm wordition
Wordition by Allagui June 15, 2017

N-word-itis

When you can’t stop saying the n word and it becomes like a catch phrase for you

free 6ix9ine
-yung arizona
‘Shit n word think I got n-word-itis lmao n word lol’
N-word-itis by YungArizona April 6, 2019
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