gongorism means A florid literary style with many puns etc. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 88 out of 100.
Why “gongorism” is a great word
GONGORISM — [Noun] A florid, affected literary style characterized by excessive use of elaborate metaphors, mythological allusions, and Latinate diction. From the name of the Spanish Baroque poet Luis de Góngora y Argote (1561–1627) + the suffix -ism, denoting a distinctive style or system. Unlike euphuism, which denotes a highly patterned English prose of balanced antitheses, or the plain style, which values direct clarity, Gongorism is a deliberate poetic encryption. It is the syntactical labyrinth, the sun described as a 'pyre of gold' atop a 'liquid plain,' and the sense that meaning is a prize wrested from a thicket of classical references—a Baroque impulse to build a cathedral of words so ornate its meaning becomes a sacred, hidden relic.
noun
- A florid literary style with many puns etc.“J. A. Symonds
The Renaissance riots itself away in Marinism, Gongorism, Euphuism, and the affectations of the Hôtel Rambouillet.”