retromingent n. An animal that urinates backwards.
 Despite
an allergy to them, I like cats. You cannot be a bicyclist and not
like cats. I have never been chased by one. Not only that,
but cats are retromingent.
Wouldn't this be a neat word to use in a business meeting?
That's what I thought, anyway.
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Permit me to offer a retromingent appraisal of the project.
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Some staff functionary is bound to come in here and give
retromingent treatment to the whole subject.
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Our consultant has raised several retromingent issues.
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If you want to proceed retromingently, be my guest.
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Don't expect anything but retromingent support from management
on that.
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A retromingent program is better than no program at all.
Since the late fifties, I have known the term retromingent
and attended any number of meetings. So far I simply have not been
quick enough to slip it in, except once (see philothaumaturgy). |