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contrafibularities

/ˌkɒntɹəˌfɪbjʊˈlæɹɪtiz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
con-trafibu-lar-i-ties
IPA
/ˌkɒntɹəˌfɪbjʊˈlæɹɪtiz/
25
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
5
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Humorous

Example Sentences

Etymology

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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Usage

Frequently Paired Words

anaspeptic frasmotic compunctuous pericombobulation

Questions

How do you pronounce contrafibularities?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌkɒntɹəˌfɪbjʊˈlæɹɪtiz/.
What does contrafibularities mean?
False congratulations, sounding congratulatory while actually pulling someone's leg.
Where does contrafibularities come from?
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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