Uncommon words and Meanings

Doing a bit of research I came a cross something I reguarly do in my TRs,
Disambiguation.

Disambiguation is the process of resolving ambiguity by clarifying the intended meaning of a word, phrase, or name within a specific context.

For example today i was looking up the population of Liverpool,UK on wikipedia and they had a link to Liverpool (disambiguation.)
 
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Well some of the goings on around the planet suggest there are far too many Pecksniffian people. Some would say they are Pharisaical fellows.

Many of them are really Snollygosters.
 
When working in Gov't and composing Ministerial Briefs (paper, not cotton) I would use words similar to the last 4 questions to antagonize the Ministers Food Tasters (staff) to relieve the mundane severe paperwork.
 
The Federal Government’s New, Unabridged MEDICAL DICTIONARY

Barium - What you do when the patient dies
Bunion - Paul’s surname
Cat scan - When the Secret Service looks for Socks
Cauterize - Made eye contact with her
Constipation - Endangered feces
Coronary - Domesticated Yellow Bird
D&C - Where Washington is
Dilate - To live a long time
Enema - Opposite of a friend
Fibrillate - To tell a small lie
Genital - Non-Jew
Hernia - Pertaining to a female’s knee
Humerus - To tell us what we want to hear
Intestine - Currently taking an exam
Node - Was aware of
Outpatient - A person who has fainted
Ova - Finished; done with
Pap smear - To slander your father
Paradox - Two doctors
Pelvis - The evil twin of Elvis
cough - Someone who plays the piano
Rectum - Dang near killed him
Sacrum - Holy
Seizure - Roman Emperor
Sperm - To reject, look away from
Urine - The opposite of “You’re out!”
White count - The number of caucasians
 
Back in the 70s I bought an Isaac Hayes LP, Hot Buttered Soul.
It featured a long track called 'Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic', obviously a contrived word that I gave no more thought for 50+ years until, for some reason, today - which, when I looked it up it led to 'sesquipedalian':

Definition of Sesquipedalian​

Sesquipedalian refers to:
  • Long Words: Words that have many syllables or are lengthy in nature.
  • Language Style: A style characterized by the use of long words, often seen as unnecessarily complex.

Etymology​

The term originates from the Latin word sesquipedalis, which literally means "a foot and a half long." It combines sesqui- (one and a half) and pedalis (measuring a foot).

Historical Background​

  • The first known use of "sesquipedalian" dates back to 1656.
  • It was popularized by literary critics in the 17th century to criticize writers who used unnecessarily long words.
 

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