Word of the Day

amphibology \am-fuh-BAH-luh-jee\ noun
: a sentence or phrase that can be interpreted in more than one way
Example sentence:
Not wanting to voice what I really felt, I resorted to amphibology and said, “Indeed! Bingley IS a rare sort of fellow.”

7 Responses to “Word of the Day”

1. Cullen says:

   October 24, 2005 at 8:53 am

   I thought he was well done.

2. Mr. Bingley says:

   October 24, 2005 at 9:16 am

   I ain’t no amphibian; Crusader’s the toad.

3. tree hugging sister says:

   October 24, 2005 at 9:29 am

   “Lounge Lizards” are amphibians, you tippling tree toad.

4. Ken Summers says:

   October 24, 2005 at 9:30 am

   Ouch. I first read it as “amphibiology“. Of course, you could still make a sentence about Bingley.

5. Crusader says:

   October 24, 2005 at 11:08 am

   And what is wrong with amphibians?

6. tree hugging sister says:

   October 24, 2005 at 12:11 pm

   “Oh froggy went a courtin’ and he did ride, uh huh, um hmm.”
   Nuthin.

7. The_Real_JeffS says:

   October 25, 2005 at 2:15 am

   You mean Mr. Bingley croaked? ;-P