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Pronounced: KUH-zuhn, verb

Notes: I see “cozy” in this word, so I was completely off on the meaning


Yesterday’s word

The word sialoquent means “spraying saliva when speaking”

First usage

Our word came into English in the mid-1600s

Background / Comments

I remember the phrase “say it, don’t spray it!”, but I didn’t know there was a word that describes this action. It came from the Greek word sialon (spit; saliva) combined with the Latin word loqui (to speak).

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