variants: or tarradiddle
Definition—-pretentious nonsense
NOUN
loadstone (noun)
a piece of magnetite or other naturally magnetized mineral, able to be used as a magnet.
synonyms: lodestone · magnetite · field magnet · bar magnet · horseshoe magnet · transverse magnet · electromagnet · electret · solenoid · diamagnet · antiferromagnet · magnetoid · wiggler
a naturally magnetized mineral; magnetite.
a thing that is the focus of attention or attraction.
“the revolution in eastern Europe has robbed the state of its ideological lodestone”
klak/(pronounced)
noun
1.
a group of sycophantic followers.
“the president was surrounded by a claque of scheming bureaucrats”
2.
a group of people hired to applaud (or heckle) a performer or public speaker.
mass noun rare
The inability to remember a particular word or name.
Early 20th century: irregularly from Greek lēthē ‘forgetfulness’ (see Lethe) + logos ‘word’, with the ending in -ica probably intended to distinguish the word from others in -logia denoting a subject of study (see -logy).
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NOUN
sang-froid (noun)
composure or coolness, sometimes excessive, as shown in danger or under trying circumstances.
synonyms: composure · equanimity · self-possession · level-headedness · equilibrium · aplomb · poise · assurance · self-assurance · self-control · nerve · calmness · coolness · countenance
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