January 9, 2003
COOL!:
holophrastic (hol-uh-FRAS-tik) adjective (Word Smith: Word of the Day, 1/09/03)1. Expressing a sentence in one word, for example, "Go."Posted by Orrin Judd at January 9, 2003 9:49 AM2. Expressing complex ideas in a single word, as in some Eskimo languages.
[From Greek Holo- (whole) + Greek phrastikos, from phrazein (to speak).]
Comments
Wow.
Posted by: Barry Meislin at January 9, 2003 9:13 AMAmen.
Posted by: oj at January 9, 2003 9:51 AMEnough.
Posted by: Bruce Cleaver at January 9, 2003 11:48 AMNever.
Posted by: oj at January 9, 2003 12:49 PMClinton.
Posted by: Bob Hawkins at January 9, 2003 12:50 PMSuperholophrasticisticexpyallidocious!
Posted by: pj at January 9, 2003 1:40 PMDitto.
Posted by: oj at January 9, 2003 1:42 PMPuh-leeze!
Posted by: Just John at January 9, 2003 3:12 PM!
Posted by: David Cohen at January 9, 2003 3:22 PM?
Posted by: Uncle Bill at January 9, 2003 3:45 PMWhat
Posted by: oj at January 9, 2003 3:59 PMI think that one was in Eskimo, Orrin.
Posted by: pj at January 9, 2003 5:10 PM