Today's Words: Logorrhea, Yahoo and Vocabularian

Logorrhea

(law-guh-ree-uh) Noun

incessant or compulsive talkativeness

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First recorded in 1900–05;

The term is often used humorously but also refers to a medical condition in which one speaks incessantly and uncontrollably.

Examples of Logorrhea

I was known for my logorrhea among friends, often dominating conversations with endless chatter.

The politician’s logorrhea during the debate made it difficult for the moderator to control the discussion.

Yahoo

(yah-hoo) Noun

a crass, ignorant, or uncultivated person

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First recorded in 1726 in Jonathan Swift’s humorous novel Gulliver’s Travels.

The exclamation expressing joy and excitement is of imitative origin and was apparently first used in this way in the 1970s.

Examples of Yahoo

The yahoos disrupted people at the library with their loud laughter and rude comments.
The game was filled with yahoos who were shouting and throwing peanuts at each other.

Vocabularian

(vap-id) Adjective

without liveliness or spirit; flat; dull

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First recorded in 1650–60.

From Latin vapidus, “flat, lacking flavor,” akin to vapor, in the sense of lacking substance, being made up of steam or heat.

Examples of Vocabularian

The party was all small talk and vapid without any meaningful conversations.

I lost interest in the novel because the characters were vapid and one-dimensional.

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