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More about gnathonic
The English adjective gnathonic comes from Latin 驳苍补迟丑艒苍颈肠耻蝉, an adjective derivative of 骋苍补迟丑艒 (inflectional stem 骋苍补迟丑艒n-), the name of a sycophant and parasite in Eunuchus, a comedy by the Latin playwright Terence (Publius Terentius Afer, c190鈥揷159 b.c.). Terence also coined the derivative plural noun 骋苍补迟丑艒nic墨 鈥渄isciples of Gnatho鈥� as a comic general term for sycophants and parasites. Gnathonic entered English in the 17th century.
how is gnathonic used?
That Jack’s is somewhat of a gnathonic and parasitic soul, or stomach, all Bideford apple-women know …
… Pandarus is not unlike familiar gnathonic persons who attach themselves to their betters, as he does both in his defense of Paris ad in his eagerness to satisfy the appetities [sic] of his prince.
blellum
noun
Scot. Obsolete. an idle, indiscreet talker.
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Not only does blellum not have an etymology, it has very few citations. One of which is in the poem Tam o鈥橲hanter (1790) by Robert Burns (1759鈥�96); so it鈥檚 a keeper.
how is blellum used?
A blethering, blustering, drunken blellum …
How was ye to foresee that Mr. Manners was a blellum?
toyetic
adjective
(of a character or object from a movie, TV show, etc.) potentially marketable as a toy: a toyetic superhero.
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Toyetic, an obvious composition of toy and the adjective suffix -etic, was supposedly coined by the American toy developer and marketer Bernard Loomis (1923鈥�2006) in a conversation with Steven Spielberg about making figures based on Spielberg鈥檚 movie Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977).
how is toyetic used?
There鈥檚 a singular pleasure that comes with holding a Star Wars toy. The film鈥檚 vehicles, weapons, heroes, and villains, after all, are uniquely 鈥�toyetic” …
It adds another powerhouse toyetic property to their portfolio, with a proven track record of success.