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Favorite Word Friday: words we learned from TV

Every once in a while, I pick up a new word watching TV. I learned "exsanguinate" from the X-Files, "brobdingnagian" from Gilmore Girls, and most recently on The Blacklist, I heard this excellent word:
breviloquent
marked by brevity of speech, concise; "Lorca will have questions about you. You'll need breviloquent answers."
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Have you ever learned a great word from watching a television show or a movie? Is there a tv show or movie you think is worth watching just for its use of language?




When I was young I learned inconceivable from Princess bride.
YUP, I bet a lot of kids did. The other day someone asked me something and I replied, "as you wish," and right away they mentioned that movie. It only just then occurred to me I'd been using that phrase for, like, twenty years because of The Princess Bride. INCONCEIVABLE.
Yup. It's a classic. 😀
Wibbly wobbly time-y wimey from Doctor Who
HA yes. I was hoping people would include these kinds of words.