Meaning: a stew, and hence any kind of hodge-podge
Usefulness: 2 (high applicability to work situations)
Logofascination: 1 (gaining special ranking because it sounds like Gallifrey.)
In the wild: Not exactly wild, but the OED suggests that it may be related to galimatias, a word of mysterious etymology.
Degrees: 1
Connections: n/a
Used in: Gargantua and Pantagruel, Third Book, Chapter XVII: How Panurge spoke to the Sibyl of Panzoust. "This so terrified Panurge that he forthwith said to Epistemon, The devil mince me into a gallimaufry if I do not tremble for fear!"
Usefulness: 2 (high applicability to work situations)
Logofascination: 1 (gaining special ranking because it sounds like Gallifrey.)
In the wild: Not exactly wild, but the OED suggests that it may be related to galimatias, a word of mysterious etymology.
Degrees: 1
Connections: n/a
Used in: Gargantua and Pantagruel, Third Book, Chapter XVII: How Panurge spoke to the Sibyl of Panzoust. "This so terrified Panurge that he forthwith said to Epistemon, The devil mince me into a gallimaufry if I do not tremble for fear!"
I always thought this was something to do with Doctor Who?
ReplyDeleteNo, that's Gallifrey, linked above...
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