Verboticism: Tangentvangelist
DEFINITION: n. A person who, using an example from their own life, steers people away from a line of speculation by reducing it to an absurdity. v. To dismantle a logical argument with piles of passionate incoherence.
Tangentvangelist
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: tan/jent/van/jel/ist
Sentence: My sixth grade teacher was a tangentvangelist who answered every question with a reference to the black plague
Etymology: tangent + evangelist
Points: 686
Comments: Tangentvangelist
Bulletchewer - 2007-04-18: 12:14:00
Probably the best use of "evangelist" outside occult circles (or should that be pentagrams?).
playdohheart - 2007-04-18: 15:09:00
Good word. Also made me think of that SNL sketch, "In a vannn down by the rivvver". That guy was a tangentvangelist if anyone ever was.