18 DEC 03
From Merriam-Webster.
Amphibology
Pronunciation: “am(p)-f&-‘bä-l&-jE
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural –gies
Etymology: Middle English amphibologie, from Late Latin amphibologia, alteration of Latin amphibolia, from Greek, from amphibolos
Date: 14th century
: a sentence or phrase (as “nothing is good enough for you”) susceptible of more than one interpretation
The waitress wasn’t very good.
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