Amphibology (noun)
am-fuh-bol-uh-jee
Ambiguity of speech, especially from uncertainty of the grammatical construction rather than of the meaning of the words
1580–90; < Latin amphibolia < Greek. See amphibolous, -y
Example sentences
“He had a tendency to create an amphibology every time he spoke, a double meaning where there is none.”
Wonky (adj) won-kee Not straight or balanced, off kilter. First recorded in 1915–20; perhaps variant of dialectal wanky, equivalent to wank(le) ( Middle English wankel, Old English wancol. (more…)
