Word of the Day: Parisology

Can you pronounce parisology?

Sunday, March 3, 2024

noun 1. The use of equivocal or ambiguous words. "The furniture assembly was complicated by the confusing diagrams and parisology in the instructions." "The lawyer folded so much parisology into her argument, we could barely understand what she had said." "My boss is often guilty of parisology — I try to follow his instructions, but sometimes they're too ambiguous to decipher." Ads help keep Word Daily free. Greek, mid-19th century "Parisology" has nothing to do with Paris, France. In fact, the City of Light was named after the Parisii, a Gallic people who inhabited it early in its history. ... Continue Reading Do you remember these words? Thank you for supporting our advertisers.

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