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Quiz about Neologogenesis Words That Dont Exist But Could

Neologogenesis: Words That Don't Exist, But Could Quiz

The words which are the subject of this quiz don't appear in any dictionary, and have never appeared in print until now. But each nevertheless has a clear meaning, dictated by etymological and other word-formation principles.

A multiple-choice quiz by xaosdog. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
xaosdog

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
78,801

Updated
Feb 02 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

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5856

Awards
Editor's Choice

Last 3 plays: Cymruambyth (6/10), Guest 70 (4/10), Guest 86 (5/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. 'Only the most spelicolous of Americans could have avoided the hype surrounding Lee's latest film.' If 'spelicolous' were a word, what would it mean? Hint

distrustful of foreigners

tragically unhip

cave-dwelling

forgetful and confused

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Question 2 of 10

2. 'Stanton's dream is to achieve complete omphalysis.' If 'omphalysis' were a word, what would it mean? Hint

lack of body hair

a state of total relaxation

sexual and social domination of a man by a woman

perfect logical circularity, such that first principles are entailed by conclusion

3. 'A seasoned politician like [insert name here] has accumulated many years' worth of advice for the freshman elected official, including a number of effective captimendic stratagems.' If 'captimendic' were a word, what would it mean? Hint

of or relating to aggressive negotiation

of or relating to flattering discourse

of or relating to conquest from within

of or relating to disguised falsehood

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Question 4 of 10

4. 'Snow's vision, although intriguing, could be merely pygiolocutionary.' If 'pygiolocutionary' were a word, what would it mean? Hint

seeking to provoke conflict or aggression

tending to enhance the reputation of the speaker

relating to speech issuing through the nether orifice

expressing the opposite of the truth

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Question 5 of 10

5. 'Judging from press accounts, the Lay administration was run along essentially faquodvisian lines.' If 'faquodvisian' were a word, what would it mean? Hint

unregulated and unrestrained

lacking adequate foundation for self-support

motivated by greed

characterized by cruel disregard for others

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Question 6 of 10

6. 'I have never encountered a finer example of cacolalia than in Bush's recent speech on the importance of education.' If 'cacolalia' were a word, what would it mean? Hint

extremely poor speaking

speech dwelling on scatological themes

highfalutin discourse

use of archaic language

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Question 7 of 10

7. 'Stone's penchant for fetanimous humor is apparent throughout his creative oeuvre.' If 'fetanimous' were a word, what would it mean? Hint

relating to farts

generous-spirited

petty-minded

relating to pop culture

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Question 8 of 10

8. 'The debates leading up to the GOP's Los Angeles mayoral primaries, where Riordan was tapped, were less of a moromachy than in previous years.' If 'moromachy' were a word, what would it mean? Hint

an unbalanced contest

a futile action

an exercise in king-making

a battle of imbeciles

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Question 9 of 10

9. 'Most sophisticated critics agree that Binks is a proctal konungsar.' If 'konungsar' were a word, what would it mean? Hint

a racial stereotype

a double-agent

a royal pain

a character without personality

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Question 10 of 10

10. 'There was a time when Carter, a celebrated oryctophile, was the darling of the world press.' If 'oryctophile' were a word, what would it mean? Hint

a lover of nuts

a lover of digging

a lover of negotiation

a lover of agriculture

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. 'Only the most spelicolous of Americans could have avoided the hype surrounding Lee's latest film.' If 'spelicolous' were a word, what would it mean?

Answer: cave-dwelling

From the Greek 'spilaion' (cave) and 'oikos' (house). 'Spilaion' is also the root of the word 'spelunking', while 'oikos' is also the root of such words as 'ecology' and 'ekistics'. English already has a word meaning roughly 'cave-dwelling,' namely 'hypogean' (or 'hypogeal'), from the Greek 'hypo' (under) and 'gaia' (earth), but 'hypogean' is a technical term applying to animals and plants which make their habitat in subterranean spaces, and applied to humans would imply some form of troglodyte rather than a hermit who has elected to make his house in a cave. Ang Lee is a Chinese film-maker who has enjoyed enormous success in the West.

2. 'Stanton's dream is to achieve complete omphalysis.' If 'omphalysis' were a word, what would it mean?

Answer: sexual and social domination of a man by a woman

Omphale, Queen of the Amazons, famously owned Heracles as a slave, forcing him to wear women's clothing and perform traditional distaff tasks, punishing him for his errors by slapping him with a slipper, while she wore his lion skin and brandished his club. (The root of omphalysis is not to be confused with omphalos, the Greek word for navel, which could have been the root of omphalysis, as it is for omphaloskepsis, but which lends itself only awkwardly at best to any of the wrong choices presented here.) Eric Stanton is the acknowledged leading light of that sub-sub-genre of comic book which illustrates the sexual fantasies of men who wish to be dominated by women.

Answer: of or relating to disguised falsehood

From Latin 'captio' (deception) and 'mendax' (untruth). Many people consider that you can tell a politician is lying if his lips are moving (to paraphrase Judge Judy's repeated comment about teenagers).

4. 'Snow's vision, although intriguing, could be merely pygiolocutionary.' If 'pygiolocutionary' were a word, what would it mean?

Answer: relating to speech issuing through the nether orifice

The neologism 'pygiolocutionary' provides a polite way of saying that someone is talking out his arse. From Greek 'pygios' (buttocks) and 'logos' (word or speech). Tower Snow is a prominent California attorney known for making grand statements of vision and policy.

5. 'Judging from press accounts, the Lay administration was run along essentially faquodvisian lines.' If 'faquodvisian' were a word, what would it mean?

Answer: unregulated and unrestrained

Derived from the Latin tag 'fac quod vis' (do what thou wilt). This phrase is part of St. Augustine's famous dictum, 'Ama et fac quod vis' or 'love and do as thou wilt' which implies that so long as one lives in love (presumably of God but possibly also of one's fellow humans), 'what one wilt' will be the right thing to do. Anti-christ contender Aleister Crowley modified the dictum thus: ''Do what thou wilt' shall be the whole of the law,' highlighting that to do not merely *only* what one truly wills to do but in addition *everything* that what one wills to do is a deceptively difficult rule to live by. Kenneth Lay is a Texas businessman and the former Chief Executive Officer of Enron Corporation.

6. 'I have never encountered a finer example of cacolalia than in Bush's recent speech on the importance of education.' If 'cacolalia' were a word, what would it mean?

Answer: extremely poor speaking

From Greek 'kako' (bad) and 'lalein' (to speak). Similarly, 'kakistolalia' would mean 'the worst speech.' George W. Bush is an American president reputed to be inarticulate and ill-informed.

7. 'Stone's penchant for fetanimous humor is apparent throughout his creative oeuvre.' If 'fetanimous' were a word, what would it mean?

Answer: relating to farts

From Latin 'feteo' (stinky) and 'anima' (wind). Another possible synonym could be 'gravanimous' from 'gravis' (heavy) or 'malanimous' from 'malus' (evil). Matt Stone, along with Trey Parker, is a co-creator of the scatalogical animated sit-com 'South Park.'

8. 'The debates leading up to the GOP's Los Angeles mayoral primaries, where Riordan was tapped, were less of a moromachy than in previous years.' If 'moromachy' were a word, what would it mean?

Answer: a battle of imbeciles

From the Greek 'moro' (foolish) and 'machia' (battle). Richard Riordan is a popular mayor of Los Angeles whose name is frequently bruited about as a possible candidate for California's gubernatorial seat.

9. 'Most sophisticated critics agree that Binks is a proctal konungsar.' If 'konungsar' were a word, what would it mean?

Answer: a royal pain

From Old Norse 'konungr' (king) and 'sar' (pain). Jar Jar Binks is a character in the popular 'Star Wars' series of films.

10. 'There was a time when Carter, a celebrated oryctophile, was the darling of the world press.' If 'oryctophile' were a word, what would it mean?

Answer: a lover of digging

From Greek 'orykto' (dig) and 'philo' (love). Howard Carter was the archeologist who explored the tomb of the boy-Pharaoh Tutankhamen.

Source: Author xaosdog

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