abydocomist
/æbɪdəˈkoʊmɪst/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "The character Sir John Falstaff from Shakespeare's plays (Henry IV Part 1, Henry IV Part 2, Henry V, and The Merry Wives of Windsor) is a famous example of an abydocomist. Falstaff: "I may lie, but I am no counterfeit." (paraphrased)"
- "Most of us, I am afraid, are only nominal Christians, but at least there are no Sethians or Seleucians among us, not even a single bitter abydocomist. Convert has slipped from our vocabularies."
- "The point of this expedition was to spend as much of Sand's gold as possible, only purchasing the most useless and cumbersome ... Including a massive rug from that abydocomist large enough to be its own small shop in this traveling market."
- ""Give me the key." I commanded while gasping. "You want this key you filthy scumbag! Then come and get it you abydocomist!" Zulaia screamed at the top of her lungs."
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἀβυδοκόμης (Abudokómēs), after the town Ἄβυδος (Ábudos, “Abydos”), the inhabitants of which were known for inventing slanders and boasting of them.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Ἀβυδοκόμης
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /æbɪdəˈkoʊmɪst/
- British English: /æbɪdəˈkəʊmɪst/