| cacozelia |
| Definition:
(1) Attempting to appear learned by using foreign words, especially Latin and Greek terms (e.g., Cacozelia is definitement the bon mot.) (2) Poor taste when using metaphors (e.g., the moon was a ghostly carburetor). |
| Etymology: The word means "bad imitation" in Greek (from the Greek kakos, bad). |
| Oxford English Dictionary: The first citation for the term cacozelous, to imitate badly, is from 1656: "Cacozelous, il-minded or affectioned, one that imitates badly." (Blount Glossogr.) |