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November 16, 2005
the worthless word for the day is: suffonsified
[perhaps a blend of sufficiency and fancified]
(also sophonsified, suffancified, suronsified, etc.)
used in phrases to politely refuse more food at
a meal: full
"The most common line seems to be, "My sufficiency
has been suffonsified and any more would be
superfluous." - Warren Clements, The Globe and Mail
(Toronto) Nov. 27, 2002
"After we've finished our hamburgers and fries she
turns to the boys and says brightly, "Are you
sufficiently sophonsified?" and they gape at her.
They are not the kind of boys who would have
napkin rings." - Margaret Atwood, Cat's Eye
Quinion's take:
http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-suf1.htm
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Origin, please! twosleepy 12/30/08 03:34 PM Re: Origin, please! tsuwm 12/30/08 03:38 PM Re: Origin, please! LukeJavan8 12/30/08 03:56 PM non sequitor tsuwm 12/30/08 04:17 PM
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