amphigory

['æmfiɡəri; -,ɡuəri]
  • n. (尤指对严肃作品作滑稽模仿的)胡诌的诗文;无意义的滑稽诗文
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amphigory (n.)
1809, "burlesque nonsense writing or verse," from French amphigouri, which is of unknown origin, perhaps from Greek amphi- (see amphi-) + gyros "circle," thus "circle on both sides," or second element may be from Greek -agoria "speech" (compare allegory, category). Related: Amphigoric.