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- Menckenisms) An inflammatory and satirical remark of, or characteristic of, Henry Louis "H. L." Mencken (1880–1956), influential American writer and critic....287 bytes (30 words) - 04:22, 28 September 2024
- From Mencken + -ian. Menckenian (comparative more Menckenian, superlative most Menckenian) Of or pertaining to Henry Louis "H. L." Mencken (1880–1956)...238 bytes (26 words) - 04:22, 28 September 2024
- From Mencken + -ese. Menckenese (uncountable) The flamboyant writing style associated with Henry Louis "H. L." Mencken (1880–1956), influential American...269 bytes (23 words) - 04:22, 28 September 2024
- From Mencken + -esque. Menckenesque (comparative more Menckenesque, superlative most Menckenesque) Reminiscent of H. L. Mencken (1880–1956), American...200 bytes (22 words) - 04:22, 28 September 2024
- ombibulous (category English terms coined by H. L. Mencken)Coined by H. L. Mencken. The term omnibibulous existed before ombibulous. ombibulous (comparative more ombibulous, superlative most ombibulous) Synonym...1 KB (118 words) - 20:28, 8 September 2023
- ecdysiast (category English terms coined by H. L. Mencken)WOTD – 1 February 2008 Coined by H. L. Mencken from ecdysis (“moulting”) (on the model of enthusiast etc.). IPA(key): /ɛkˈdɪz.i.æst/ ecdysiast (plural...1 KB (154 words) - 12:51, 27 September 2024
- various sources or by various authors; an anthology. [1921 [1919], H. L. Mencken, The American Language, 2nd edition, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, →ISBN...582 bytes (65 words) - 12:11, 14 June 2024
- The term was coined in 1957 by H. L. Mencken, from the Greek "biblio", meaning books, and the Latin "bibulous", from "bibere" (to drink). "There are people...528 bytes (79 words) - 07:35, 4 January 2025
- of the Booboisie Weighing H.L. Mencken's legacy, by Jack Shafer in Reason Magazine. A review of The Skeptic: A Life of H.L. Mencken by Terry Teachout....827 bytes (72 words) - 07:15, 23 May 2019
- values; a revaluation. 1918, Friedrich Nietzsche, The Antichrist, trans. H. L. Mencken Let us not under-estimate this fact: that we ourselves, we free spirits...938 bytes (85 words) - 11:51, 3 February 2024
- has lacked a name, such as I now venture to give it. [1921 [1919], H. L. Mencken, chapter 8, in The American Language, 2nd edition, New York: Alfred...2 KB (277 words) - 23:42, 31 August 2023
- Iwo Jima and Guadalcanal. 2015, Axel Madsen, Gloria and Joe: It was, H. L. Mencken opined, “the stupidest and most harrisome ever heard of ... a convention...686 bytes (91 words) - 21:09, 29 September 2019
- (colloquial) Beneath one's dignity. Synonym: infra dignitatem [1921 [1919], H. L. Mencken, The American Language, 2nd edition, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, →ISBN...978 bytes (136 words) - 07:53, 22 August 2024
- American public Widely attributed to American author and social critic H. L. Mencken (1880–1956) but not found verbatim in his published works, so the source...4 KB (470 words) - 06:21, 17 October 2024
- An' every feller felt ez though all Mexico wuz hisn. [1921 [1919], H. L. Mencken, The American Language, 2nd edition, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, →ISBN...1 KB (151 words) - 03:38, 28 September 2024
- See also: Bible belt Bible belt First used by American journalist H. L. Mencken, who wrote in the Chicago Daily Tribune in 1924 that "the old game, I...2 KB (139 words) - 13:06, 27 September 2024
- thundering forth threats or censures, as with authority. [1921 [1919], H. L. Mencken, chapter 23, in The American Language, 2nd edition, New York: Alfred...1 KB (153 words) - 08:49, 2 June 2024
- American people Widely attributed to American author and social critic H. L. Mencken (1880–1956) but not found in his published works, so the source and...2 KB (186 words) - 06:21, 17 October 2024
- mobs; something controversial or provocative. Synonym: demagogue 1917, H. L. Mencken, “Joseph Conrad”, in A Book of Prefaces[1]: They proceed steadily from...2 KB (170 words) - 10:39, 27 September 2024
- some nicer spot than this. This looks so lonely and spookish. 1930, H. L. Mencken, Treatise on the Gods, published 2006, →ISBN, pages 174–5: Religion...2 KB (215 words) - 02:58, 19 August 2024