GALLIONIC

PRONUNCIATION: (gal-ee-AHN-ik)

MEANING: adjective: Indifferent or uncaring.

ETYMOLOGY: After Gallio, a Roman senator, who refused to take action in a dispute. Earliest documented use: 1920.
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ALLIONIC - none of it polar

GALLEONIC - shipshape and majestic

GALL-IRONIC - combining sarcasm with chutzpah