Thursday, February 21, 2008

Elite Words Contest

"Balderdash" -- Most Pretentious Word Ever

Competitors?

9 comments:

Cassi Githens said...

Okay, so i'm a little confused at how this works but my word is opprobrium.

Cheers!

Adam S Gregg said...

I think the word "pretentious" is quite pretentious.

Cameron & Jordan said...

simulacranating (v)

the act of rough-housery while having tea before a dusk polo match with the duke of york

Adam S Gregg said...

I think nincompoop may be more silly than it is pretentious. But maybe its origins have it as pretentious. What do I know?!

Anonymous said...

Nimrod.

Actually, maybe for the just the opposite of pretentious...
But it's in the Bible, so, that counts for something, eh?

And I think I'm the only person that comments, that isn't on the Newspaper Staff.

Cameron & Jordan said...

how 'bout tomfoolery?

Sam said...

Hootenanny!

It's good, but a bit Western to really take the cake....

Cassi Githens said...

pompous

Adam S Gregg said...

discombobulated