abecedarianism

The use of extra letters and/or syllables to a word, in an attempt to sound more intelligent while speaking. Often, the person who hears it, thinks quite the opposite.

When the speaker said, "Me and my friends were 'conversating' about the election", I thought to myself that he was guilty of abecedarianism, since he should have said 'conversing' instead.

by lexicographic word nerd May 18, 2016

abecedarian

someone who attempts to learn something in alphabetical order or in a specific order.

ted is being an abecedarian by trying to learn all the words in the dictionary from a-z.

by TehSmexBuns October 16, 2009