abydocomist
/æbɪdəˈkəʊmɪst/
abydocomist means A liar or sycophant who boasts of his falsehood. It carries an Arena rating of 1504, earned across 19 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, abydocomist ranks #16 of 17,151 for The Improbable, #219 of 17,163 for Funniest Words, #561 of 17,104 for Most Storied Words, #1,107 of 17,140 for Most Whimsical Words.
abydocomist is pronounced /æbɪdəˈkəʊmɪst/.
Why “abydocomist” is a great word
ABYDOCOMIST — [Noun] A liar who publicly boasts of their falsehoods with perverse pride. From Ancient Greek Ἀβυδοκόμης (Abudokómēs), from Ἀβυδος (Ábudos, "Abydos"), a town whose inhabitants were reputed to invent and boast of slanders. Unlike a "fabricator," who may invent quietly, or a "braggart," who exaggerates reality, the abydocomist finds a perverse glory in the craft of the lie itself. It is the politician preening over a debunked statistic, the rival savoring the spread of a calumny he authored, or the friend recounting a fabricated anecdote with a conspiratorial smirk—a testament to the human capacity to admire the architecture of one's own deceit.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἀβυδοκόμης (Abudokómēs), after the town Ἄβυδος (Ábudos, “Abydos”), the inhabitants of which were known for inventing slanders and boasting of them.
noun
- A liar or sycophant who boasts of his falsehood.
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