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godwottery

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
god-wot-tery
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Affectedly archaic or elaborate speech or writing.

Uncountable

noun

An affected or over-elaborate style of gardening or attitude towards gardens.

Uncountable

Etymology

Both senses are allusions to Thomas Edward Brown's short 1876 poem, “My Garden”, which begins: “A garden is a lovesome thing, God wot.”

Usage

Inflected Forms

God-wottery (alternative)

Questions

What does godwottery mean?
Affectedly archaic or elaborate speech or writing.
Where does godwottery come from?
Both senses are allusions to Thomas Edward Brown's short 1876 poem, “My Garden”, which begins: “A garden is a lovesome thing, God wot.”

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