Florian HaasMar 20, 2023

A discussion with @hikhvar is making me realise that after schadenfreude, kindergarten, weltanschauung and verkehrsverbund, we clearly need to export schwurbler next.

Do English speakers have a word for "person that attempts to disguise their own ignorance by flooding the conversation with smart-sounding words that are completely nonsensical in context"?

See, now you have one.

Show threadChristoph PetrauschMar 20, 2023
@xahteiwi I know the english term gish gallop. But that is more an argumentation strategy.
Show threadFlorian HaasMar 20, 2023
@hikhvar Two syllables is better than three! Schwurbler it is.
Show threadDave Lane  ðŸ‡³ðŸ‡¿Mar 21, 2023
@xahteiwi growing up near NY City, we called someone like that a "scheister" - a Yiddishism that's in widespread use there... @hikhvar
Show threadFlorian HaasMar 21, 2023

@lightweight

Oh interesting! I always read that word as referring to someone who is generally unethical, irrespective of their verbosity.

@hikhvar

Show threadDave Lane  ðŸ‡³ðŸ‡¿
@xahteiwi I guess there're a variety of definitions (as with many such words) @hikhvar
Mar 21, 2023 at 7:15amWeb