Miraz
Miraz

One for the Scrabblers: tmesis β€”

separation of parts of a compound word by the intervention of one or more words

For example, un-f****ing-believable!

First used in 1550.

Tmesis screenshot of dictionary definition.

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martinfeld
martinfeld

@Miraz I absolutely love this and thank you for sharing it! I imagine that examples of tmesis will now start to pop up everywhere, now that I know the word.

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Miraz
Miraz

@martinfeld It’s cool, eh! I came across the word a few weeks back and instantly forgot it. So, when I found it again I knew I had to note it. πŸ˜€

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