Verboticism: Nostooglia

'When I was your age, all I had was a lead pencil and a wooden brain!'

DEFINITION: A person who, using an example from their own life, steers people away from a line of speculation by reducing it to an absurdity.

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Nostooglia

Created by: libertybelle

Pronunciation: no-stewg-lyah

Sentence: Martin usually breaks into a nostooglic rant about only having rocks and dead animals to play with when his grandkids complain about being bored.

Etymology: nostalgia + stooge

Points: 776

Comments: Nostooglia

silveryaspen - 2008-01-03: 15:52:00
Nice one! A person who discourages another from becoming a stooge ... a nostooglia. Very clever!

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