contrafibularities
contrafibularities · contrafibularitieses
False congratulations, sounding congratulatory while actually pulling someone's legFalse congratulations, sounding congratulatory while actually pulling someone's leg.
/ˌkɒntɹəˌfɪbjʊˈlæɹɪtiz/
Значение
значений: 1(шутливое, множественное число, только множественное число, редкое)False congratulations, sounding congratulatory while actually pulling someone's leg.
Происхождение
From contra- + fibular + -ity + -s. From a 1987 episode of the British television comedy BFrom 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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Формы
мн. число: contrafibularitieses| Ед. число | contrafibularities |
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