contrafibularities

发音

US /ˌkɒntɹəˌfɪbjʊˈlæɹɪtiz/
US /ˌkɒntɹəˌfɪbjʊˈlæɹɪtiz/

词形变化

only 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    False congratulations, sounding congratulatory while actually pulling someone's leg.

    幽默 仅复数 罕用

词源

From contra- + fibular + -ity + -s. From a 1987 episode of the British television comedy Blackadder, after Dr. Samuel Johnson boasts about his newly completed dictionary containing every word in the English language. Blackadder wishes Dr. Johnson his "most enthusiastic contrafibularities", upsetting Johnson, who quickly adds the alleged word to his manuscript.

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