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Sarcasm
sahr-ka-zuhm
noun the giant gulf between the sarcastic comment and the person who doesn’t get it
Add comment June 18, 2008
Potemkin village
puh-tem(p)-kin
noun a pretentiously showy or imposing facade intended to mask or divert attention from an embarrassing or shabby fact or condition
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
Add comment May 20, 2008
Latitudinarian
lat-i-tood-’n-air-ee-uhn
adjective holding or expressing broad or tolerant views, especially in religious matters
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Add comment May 17, 2008
Tintinnabulation
tin-ti-nab-yuh-ley-shuhn
noun the ringing or sound of bells.
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
Add comment April 9, 2008
Omphaloskepsis
om-fuh-loh-skep-sis
noun literally, the contemplation of one’s navel, which is an idiom usually meaning complacent self-absorption
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
1 comment April 5, 2008
