Meanings
nounGodwottery (uncountable)
alternative God-wottery
- uncountableAffectedly archaic or elaborate speech or writing.
- uncountableAn affected or over-elaborate style of gardening or attitude towards gardens.
Origin
Both senses are allusions to Thomas Edward Brown's short 1876 poem, “My Garden”, which begins: “A garden is a lovesome thing, God wot.”
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Godwottery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Godwottery
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“Godwottery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Godwottery. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Godwottery,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Godwottery.
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