New Words Please (Part 1)
The first part in an occasional series where words which are needed, but have yet to be formally defined, in English finally get a name to call their own.
Frolesworth
Main Entry: Froles-worth
Pronunciation: 'frOls-w&rth
Function: noun
1: A word whose sound seems particularly apposite given its meaning but is not an onomatopoeia, e.g. melifluous or clumsy.
Frolesworth
Main Entry: Froles-worth
Pronunciation: 'frOls-w&rth
Function: noun
1: A word whose sound seems particularly apposite given its meaning but is not an onomatopoeia, e.g. melifluous or clumsy.
Labels: lexicography
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