Language Log directs us to the very satisfying discovery with the latest SMBC (Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal by Zach Weinersmith—see previously) webcomic on how phonological jargon can be employed quite effectively to hurl insults. Embarrassed for choice, we agree it’s hard to find a linguistic term that wouldn’t fit the pattern, even though all are beningly describing a morphological phenomenon—it’s all in tone and delivery. You voiceless epiglottal plosive—you, you reduplicative nilpotency!
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