Sialoquent is today’s Word of the Day. I saved “sialoquent” for this month as I am embarking on my 11th year as an adjunct professor*. I thought it was perfect as this verrry obscure word is all about being the recipient of someone that spits while speaking. Now, I don’t personally spit while lecturing (or delivering training with The Chief Storyteller ®), I’m sure there is a lottery-winning chance I may have once or twice in my decade plus of being a professor (smile). Sialoquent, really has a nice sound to it, for a somewhat unpleasant act, don’t you agree?
* Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland
| WORD | TYPE | DEFINITION | PRONUNCIATION |
| Sialoquent | Noun, Verb | Someone that spits while speaking, especially while giving a speech/the act of spitting while speaking | sy-AHL-uh-kwuhnt |
| SOURCE | “The great 17th century lexicographer Thomas Blount defined it in his work Glossographia as an adjective (‘that spits much in his speech’), while Edward Cocker appears to have listed it as a noun” – Merriam-Webster. The etymology is a blend Blend of of sialic + eloquent, from Ancient Greek σίαλον (síalon, “spittle, saliva”) and Latin loqui (to speak) | ||
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Information Sources: Combination of Dictionary.com; Dictionary of American Regional English; Merriam-Webster Dictionary; Collins English Dictionary; Oxford English Dictionary; Vocabulary.com; A Word a Day; The Etyman™; The Word Finder (J.I. Rodale)
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