sialoquent

Sep. 2nd, 2016 07:53 am
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sialoquent (sai-AL-uh-kwint) - adj., spraying saliva while talking.


Not common, but ought to be. Apparently coined by Thomas Blount in his 1656 dictionary, Glossographia, combining sialic (from Ancient Greek síalon, spittle/saliva) +‎ eloquent (from Latin eloquens, present participle of eloqui, to speak out/have the facility of speech). Yes, a Greek/Latin crossbreed -- deal with it.

---L.

Date: 2016-09-03 05:05 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] browngirl.livejournal.com
What a strangely pretty word for an icky phenomenon.

Date: 2016-09-06 02:33 pm (UTC)

Date: 2016-09-03 09:44 am (UTC)
med_cat: (SH education never ends)
From: [personal profile] med_cat
What a fun word! I'll have to find an opportunity to use it sometime ;))

Date: 2016-09-06 02:33 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] prettygoodword.livejournal.com
Yays.

Er, you mean the word, right? and not the action?

Date: 2016-09-07 01:00 am (UTC)
med_cat: (Default)
From: [personal profile] med_cat
Haha, the word, of course!

You're funny ;)

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