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contrafibularities.

False congratulations, sounding congratulatory while actually pulling someone's leg.

18 characters7 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌkɒntɹəˌfɪbjʊˈlæɹɪtiz/
  1. False congratulations, sounding congratulatory while actually pulling someone's leg.

    humorous · plural · plural-only · rare
Where this word comes from

From contra- + fibular + -ity + -s. From a 1987 episode of the British television comedy Blackadder, after Dr. Samuel Johnson boasts about his newly completed dictionary containing every word in the English language. Blackadder wishes Dr. Johnson his "most enthusiastic contrafibularities", upsetting Johnson, who quickly adds the alleged word to his manuscript.

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