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Hirsutism and Antidaephobia
Thinker Started conversation Nov 26, 2000
Hirsutism - noun - Heavy growth of hair, often in abnormal distribution.
Antidaephobia - noun - (according to Gary Larson) The irrational fear that somewhere, somehow, a duck is watching you.
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Thinker Posted Nov 26, 2000
Iconoclastic - adjective - Breaking an established practice or mold. Ex. Sandra Day O'Connor entering the U. S. Supreme Court.
Pleonasm - noun - 1. Reduundancy of words in speaking or writing. 2. An instance of this. 3. The redundant word or expression.
Mytacism - noun - Abnormally frequent or incorrect use of the letter M, or of the sound it represents.
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