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		<title>Ostrobogulatory</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[adj. Risqué, indecent; also bizarre, unusual. I can no longer endure this ostrobogulatory behaviour. Ostrobogulous Pigs, A. Graves (1952) Ostrobogulatory is derived from ostrobogulous, a word attributed to Victor Benjamin Neuburg, a British writer. According to him, the word meant &#8220;Full of rich dirt.&#8221; The uses of this word (and derivative forms) in the OED [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>adj</em>. Risqué, indecent; also bizarre, unusual.</p>
<blockquote><p><em>I can no longer endure this </em><strong><em>ostrobogulatory</em></strong><em> behaviour.</em><br />
<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Ostrobogulous Pigs</span>, A. Graves (1952)</p></blockquote>
<p><strong>Ostrobogulatory</strong> is derived from <strong><em>ostrobogulous</em></strong>, a word attributed to Victor Benjamin Neuburg, a British writer. According to him, the word meant &#8220;Full of rich dirt.&#8221; The uses of this word (and derivative forms) in the OED are <a title="Blog Post: Flavouriferous" href="/flavouriferous/" target="_self">flavouriferous</a> and make me <a title="Blog Post: Gumfiate" href="/gumfiate/" target="_self">gumfiate</a> with glee. Here&#8217;s my favorite.</p>
<blockquote><p><em>‘Ostrobogulous’ was Vickybird&#8217;s favourite word. It stood for anything from the bawdy to the slightly off-colour. Any <span style="font-style: normal;">double entendre</span> that might otherwise have escaped his audience was prefaced by, ‘if you will pardon the ostrobogulosity’.</em><br />
A. C<span style="font-size: x-small;">a<span style="font-size: x-small;">l<span style="font-size: x-small;">d<span style="font-size: x-small;">e<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span>r-Marshall (1951)</span></span></span></span></span></span></p></blockquote>
<p>I&#8217;m going to preface most of my conversations now with, &#8220;If you will pardon the <strong><em>ostrobogulosity</em></strong>.&#8221; Or maybe I&#8217;ll add some graffiti to public restrooms saying &#8220;For an <strong><em>ostrobogulous</em></strong> time, please call&#8230;&#8221;</p>
<p>Have you had any <strong>ostrobogulatory</strong> experiences lately? Why not? You can&#8217;t get all the <strong><em>ostrobogularity</em></strong> you need from the internet, you know.</p>
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