Humpty Dumpty Word

What is Humpty Dumpty Word?


1.

Word used to mean whatever the speaker wants it to mean at the time, usually without further elucidation. From the character of Humpty Dumpty in Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll(Charles Lutwidge Dodgson).

'When I use a word,' Humpty Dumpty said, in a rather scornful tone,' it means just what I choose it to mean, neither more nor less.' ...

- Through the Looking Glass

Here come the right-wingers to this referendum. Expect to hear a lot about natural laws, family values and other Humpty Dumpty words.

See lewis carroll, alice, looking glass, weasel words, fallacy, ignorance, confusion


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