Posted on 02/28/2018 7:43:21 AM PST by Louis Foxwell
Word For The Day,
In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".
LOGORRHEIC
logorrhea [law-guh-ree-uh, log-uh-]
Word Origin
noun 1. pathologically incoherent, repetitious speech. 2. incessant or compulsive talkativeness; wearisome volubility. Origin of logorrhea 1900-1905 First recorded in 1900-05; logo- + -rrhea Related forms logorrheic, adjective Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018. Cite This Source Word Origin and History for logorrhea logorrhea n.
1878, from logos + ending from diarrhea. Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper Cite This Source logorrhea in Medicine
logorrhea log·or·rhe·a (lŏg'ə-rē'ə) n. Excessive use of words. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Isn't that a social disease for lumberjacks?
Logorrhea, the diarhea that often follows a bout of constipation.
There are currently 3 teachers M W F. We maintain a ING list. You are now on it. Always looking for new teachers.
Logorrhea is a Portmanteau
Maxine Waters diarrhea of the mouth is simply logorrheic.
Pres Trump won the election
And since then we have seen
That logorrhea is now a fad
And Nancy Pelosi is its queen
Mad Maxine’s unhinged rants
And the never-ending blame
In Hillary’s bitter speeches
Are both 2nd to Nancy’s fame
Schiff with his Manson eyes
And paranoid way of thinking
Show liberals remain insane
And into the koolaid drinking...
I initially thought the word was: Gongoreaha...
Of course i could spend 15 minutes explaining what it is and how I came to understand its meaning but that would make me logorrheic.
Would love to see her go logerrheic over her admission of truth:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3636248/posts
is this word about when lumberjacks really have to go to the bathroom badly and frequently?
I was going to guess verbal diarrhea.
No. The word is about verbal hysteria.
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