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[3goodeggs]

bombastic?

ostentatious?

(That is all google has for me.)

 

[bamadude]

I give up

 

[BantamFan4Life]

sesquipedalian ? (foot long words)

grandios?

(google is awesome.)

Those came up, but that's not the word I was thinking of. :/

 

[BantamFan4Life]

bombastic?

ostentatious?

(That is all google has for me.)

Nope, not those either :/

 

[User395221]

not the word I was thinking of. :/

You're not thinking of pedantry, are you?

 

[drumstick diva]

I think we should just call those kinda words "Sourisms,"

 

[3goodeggs]

mal·a·prop ?
ˈmaləˌpräp/
noun

1. the mistaken use of a word in place of a similar-sounding one, often with unintentionally amusing effect, as in, for example, “dance a flamingo ” (instead offlamenco ).
   synonyms: wrong word, solecism, misuse, misapplication, infelicity, Freudian slip,blunder; More
   
   

 

[3goodeggs]

This is gonna bug me.

Can you tell?

 

[sourland]

I think we should just call those kinda words "Sourisms,"

 

[sourland]

By the way, still looking for opinions on 'The Big Short'.