Etymology

struthonian

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Today it means: A person like an ostrich; someone who ignores facts or reality or someone who lacks responsibility. Full definition →

Late Latin strūthiō
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  1. Late Latin · derived fromstrūthiō“ostrich”
  2. English todaystruthonian

Coined by Arthur Koestler in 1963, irregularly formed from Late Latin strūthiō (“ostrich”)

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