ten-dollar word

An uncommon or difficult word used in lieu of a simpler one, as to emphasize the speaker's intelligence. He's "effusive," huh? Couldn't you just have said "enthusiastic"? Why the ten-dollar word? She's an English teacher with an inferiority complex, so buckle up for a lot of ten-dollar words.

See also: word

See also:

inkhorn term
O RLY
don't make me tell you again
uh
uh-huh
bucko
and that's a fact
come on, man
can you imagine
Can you imagine?

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