English Explanatory Dictionary

Godwottery

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Affectedly archaic or elaborate speech or writing.
  2. An affected or over-elaborate style of gardening or attitude towards gardens.

Word forms

Godwottery God-wottery

Etymology

Both senses are allusions to Thomas Edward Brown's short 1876 poem, “My Garden”, which begins: “A garden is a lovesome thing, God wot.”

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