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lastlib

(27,785 posts) Thu Jun 25, 2020, 10:40 PM Jun 2020

Antonomasia:

n. the substitution of an epithet or title for a proper name (e.g., "AnusMouth" for Donald tRump);
the use of a proper name to express an idea (e.g., "KellyAnne" substitute for spewing bullshit.....)

a new word I learned today.

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Antonomasia: (Original Post) lastlib Jun 2020 OP

New word for me as well, thanks MLAA Jun 2020 #1

MLAA

(19,676 posts)

1. New word for me as well, thanks

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Thu Jun 25, 2020, 11:11 PM

Jun 2020

Been playing a lot of online scrabble, can’t wait to work that one in!

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