English Explanatory Dictionary

chiminology

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Speech or writing marked by overly complex vocabulary.

Pronunciation

/ˌt͡ʃimiˈnɔləd͡ʒi/

Word forms

chiminology cheemology cheeminology

Etymology

From cheem + -in- + -ology, the former from either Hokkien 深 (chhim, “deep”) or Teochew 深 (cim¹, “deep”). Patterned after words like criminology and terminology.

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