Outrageously Funny Word Dictionary :: Obloquies

👉 In linguistics, an "obloquial" or "obloquious" phrase is a sentence that contains more than one word and can be read as if it were a series of syllables rather than a single unit. The word "obloquious" refers to the quality of being oblique, which means that the speaker's meaning is not clearly stated but is conveyed through the use of figurative language or rhetorical devices. For example, "The obloquial words

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