MARINISM

PRONUNCIATION: (muh-REE-ni-zuhm)

MEANING: noun: A literary style marked by extravagant imagery, elaborate metaphors, etc.

ETYMOLOGY: After the Italian poet Giovanni Battista Marino (1569-1625). Earliest documented use: 1867.
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DARINISM - making everything you sing sound like "Mack the Knife"

MARTINISM - seven parts gin to one part vermouth, plus an olive, in a small glass, please

MARIANISM - 1. insisting on having a certified librarian;
2. hasn't been a really good contralto since Ms. Anderson