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Homonculus (noun) hom-unk-yu-lus A very small human or humanoid creature. historical A microscopic but fully formed…

Mulligrub (verb) mull-i-grub Complain or sulk. Mulligrubs: becoming overwhelmed with feelings of melancholy, sullenness, or depression. (more…)

Argle-bargle (noun) ah-gl-bah-gl Copious but meaningless talk or writing; waffle. Argle-bargle is an example of…

Mountebank (noun) m-ow-n-ti-bank A person who deceives others, especially in order to trick them out of…

Pettifog (verb) pet-if-ogg Quibble about petty points; to engage in legal chicanery. Nowadays we'd call it nitpicking…