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- First recorded in 1650鈥�60.
- From Latin vapidus, 鈥渇lat, lacking flavor,鈥� akin to聽vapor, in the sense of lacking substance, being made up of steam or heat.
EXAMPLES OF VAPID
- The party was all small talk and vapid without any meaningful conversations.
- I lost interest in the novel because the characters were vapid and one-dimensional.
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- First recorded in 1726 in Jonathan Swift’s humorous novel Gulliver’s Travels.
- The exclamation expressing joy and excitement is of imitative origin and apparently first used in this way in the 1970s.
EXAMPLES OF YAHOO
- The yahoos disrupted people at the library with their loud laughter and rude comments.
- The game was filled with yahoos who were shouting and throwing peanuts at each other.
logorrhea
[ law-guh-ree-uh ]
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noun
incessant or compulsive talkativeness
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- First recorded in 1900鈥�05; see logo- + -rrhea.
- The term is often used in a humorous way but also refers to a medical condition in which one speaks incessantly and uncontrollably.
EXAMPLES OF LOGORRHEA
- I was known for my logorrhea among friends, often dominating conversations with endless chatter.
- The politician’s logorrhea during the debate made it difficult for the moderator to control the discussion.
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