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mollusque commented on the word resofincular
Resembling a wire hanger.
November 12, 2007
yarb commented on the word resofincular
We all know someone who we've always wanted to describe as resofincular, but didn't know how to. Until now!
November 12, 2007
reesetee commented on the word resofincular
I like it! :-)
November 12, 2007
milosrdenstvi commented on the word resofincular
Anyone know the etymology? It seems like it ought to be Latin, but I can't find anything.
June 17, 2009
qroqqa commented on the word resofincular
Apparently an invention by a humorist called Lewis Burke Frumkes in Harper's magazine of December 1976. (If you're a subscriber you could see the pages up close.) (Source: Google Books)
It looks arbitrary: finc- could be from one of the stem forms of fig- "make, shape". Or conceivably a deformation of 'funicular', equating metal rope with wire; dare anyone coin 'reso-' out of 'resemble' though?
June 17, 2009
milosrdenstvi commented on the word resofincular
See, I was hoping for *resofinculum being an actual word for wire hanger :) but thanks!
June 17, 2009