nepotation means prodigal, dissolute, or uproarious behavior. It carries an Arena rating of 1314, earned across 3 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, nepotation ranks #242 of 17,132 for Most Betrayed by Its Sound, #1,119 of 17,163 for Funniest Words, #1,582 of 17,104 for Most Storied Words, #2,390 of 17,126 for Most Satisfying to Say.
nepotation is pronounced /ˌnɛpəˈteɪʃn̩/.
Why “nepotation” is a great word
Nepotation is prodigal, dissolute, or uproarious behavior; riotous living. From Late Latin nepōtātiō, from Latin nepōtārī (“to be spendthrift, to live dissolutely”), from nepōs (“grandson, descendant”), originally implying a spendthrift heir. Unlike debauchery, which implies a deeper moral corruption through sensual excess, or revelry, which suggests mere boisterous festivity, nepotation carries the specific, ruinous weight of prodigality fused with uproar. It is the sound of coins ringing on the tavern floor amid broken glass, the sight of heirlooms pawned for another round of applause, the fevered gaiety of a fortune evaporating like mist off morning wine—a performance of dissolution where every laugh is purchased, and the price is tomorrow.
Etymology
From Late Latin nepōtātiō.
noun
- prodigal, dissolute, or uproarious behaviore.g.“pernoctative nepotation (= riotous carousing through the night)” — 2016, Garner's Modern English Usage, Fourth Editon, page 819:
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