WEIRD ENGLISH

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  1. Crinkum crankum: Something full of twists and turns; A thing fancifully or excessively intricate and elaborate.

  2. Higi haga: (Synonym of above?)

  3. Odoriferous: Giving off a strong and offensive odour; Morally offensive.

  4. Gargantua gaga: Huge, widespread madness; Celebration of insanity! Obahiagbon may be referring to the 16th Century novels written by the French author, François Rabelais, based on The Life of Gargantua and of Pantagruel, the story of two giants, a father, Gargantua, and his son Pantagruel, and their adventures, written in an amusing, extravagant, satirical vein?

  5. "Mene Mene Tekel Upharsin" "Biblical" to the word.. The word therefore is Hebrew with a Biblical origin and with reference to the book of Daniels when a profane act caused a strange writing to appear on the wall and the visionary Daniel was called upon to interpret which he interpreted to mean the 'End of the Babylonian Kingdom and its dislocation and reallocation into the hands of other men.' But figuratively, this word has been regarded as an idiom in the English grammar to insinuate 1. an ominous or impending

  6. Thalidomide: An anti-nausea and sedative drug that was introduced in the late 1950's to be used as a sleeping pill, and was quickly discovered to help pregnant women with the effects of morning sickness. It was sold from 1957 until 1962, when it was withdrawn after being found to be a teratogen, which caused many different forms of birth defects, including still- born babies.

  7. Kakitomoboplutocracy: A Kakistocracy is defined as a government by the worst. A Mobocracy is a government by mobs or crowds, while a Plutocracy is either - 1. The rule or power of wealth or of the wealthy. 2. A government or state in which the wealthy class rules, or 3. A class or group ruling, or exercising power or influence, by virtue of its wealth. A 'Kakitomoboplutocracy' would therefore imply a merger of all three forms of government, as possible only in the "Igodomigodo"

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