@frostedechoes Honestly, I'm surprised I've never come across the term before. I'm an engineer, I swim in turgid documentation and regulations every day :)
@kaa @frostedechoes Now I can't stop thinking about General Buck Turgidson from Dr. Strangelove
I think
“swollen and distended or congested.”
is the more widely used reference than
“tediously pompous or bombastic.”
Either way - I do prefer to spell it slightly differently - to really make the point.