Etymology

dontopedalogy

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Today it means: The art of putting one's foot in one's mouth. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ὀδούς
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromὀδούς“tooth”
  2. English todaydontopedalogy

From Ancient Greek ὀδούς (odoús, “tooth”) and pes (“foot”), + -logy. Purportedly coined in 1960 by Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

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