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Pickwickian.

Arbitrary or meaningless (of the usage of a word or phrase).

11 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj
  1. Arbitrary or meaningless (of the usage of a word or phrase).

  2. Having, or relating to, Pickwickian syndrome.

  3. Of or relating to The Pickwick Papers, its storyline, or its characters (chiefly Samuel Pickwick himself).

Where this word comes from

From Pickwick + -ian, from The Pickwick Papers (1836) by Charles Dickens, in which members of the Pickwick Club explain away unparliamentary language as having been uttered "in the Pickwickian sense".

noun
  1. A person who has Pickwickian syndrome.

Where this word comes from

From Pickwick + -ian, from The Pickwick Papers (1836) by Charles Dickens, in which members of the Pickwick Club explain away unparliamentary language as having been uttered "in the Pickwickian sense".

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