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Word of the Day – Ostrobogulous

By May 12, 2018Word of the Day

Ostrobogulous (adj) (humorous)

os-tro-bog-u-lus

Something that is slightly risqué or indecent. Also applied arbitrarily to things which are bizarre, interesting, or unusual in some other way.

1950s. Apparently irregularly from oestrous + -o- + either bog or bog + -ulous, attributed to Victor Benjamin Neuburg, British writer; compare.

Example sentences

“I’ll take no more of your innuendos and ostrobogulous suggestions.”

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