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10.20.2006

words for a friday

xenolalia - speaking in a language that you don't know the meaning of

4 comments:

Emily said...

i always thought that was "speaking in tongues."

Anonymous said...

A little too sesquipedalian for a Friday...

Ra

bosco said...

Sesquipedalian is such a self-referential word. Very meta. I like.

Anonymous said...

Me too. Meta in a similar way as "xenoglossophilia" but not as etymologically obvious. Why not "measuring two feet"?

Ra