Godwottery

Godwottery
n. joc. affected, archaic, or excessively elaborate speech or writing, esp. regarding gardens.
Etymology: God wot (in a poem on gardens, by T. E. Brown 1876)

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  • Godwottery — noun a) Affectedly archaic or elaborate speech writing. b) An affected or over elaborate style of gardening or attitude towards gardens …   Wiktionary

  • Godwottery — [gɒd wɒt(ə)ri] noun Brit. humorous affectedly archaic or elaborate speech or writing. Origin 1930s: from the line ‘A garden is a lovesome thing, God wot!’, in T. E. Brown s poem My Garden (1876) …   English new terms dictionary

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