abydocomist

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UK/æbɪdəˈkəʊmɪst/US/æbɪdəˈkoʊmɪst/

noun

A liar or sycophant who boasts of his falsehood.

Scrabble 21

Meanings

nounabydocomist (plural abydocomists)

plural abydocomists

  1. archaicA liar or sycophant who boasts of his falsehood.

    The character Sir John Falstaff from Shakespeare's plays (Henry IV Part 1, Henry IV Part 2, Henry V, and The Merry Wives of Windsor) is a famous example of an abydocomist. Falstaff: "I may lie, but I am no counterfeit." (paraphrased)

    3 more examples

    Most of us, I am afraid, are only nominal Christians, but at least there are no Sethians or Seleucians among us, not even a single bitter abydocomist. Convert has slipped from our vocabularies.

    2016, Sam Pickering, One Grand, Sweet Song

    The point of this expedition was to spend as much of Sand's gold as possible, only purchasing the most useless and cumbersome ... Including a massive rug from that abydocomist large enough to be its own small shop in this traveling market.

    2017, M. Q. Gelfand, Wraith

    "Give me the key." I commanded while gasping. "You want this key you filthy scumbag! Then come and get it you abydocomist!" Zulaia screamed at the top of her lungs.

    2018, Jordan Kyree Lane, KRISHNA GHJI: The Assassin's Medallion: A War Without End

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekἈβυδοκόμης
  2. Englishabydocomist

From Ancient Greek Ἀβυδοκόμης (Abudokómēs), after the town Ἄβυδος (Ábudos, “Abydos”), the inhabitants of which were known for inventing slanders and boasting of them.

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APA

abydocomist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abydocomist

MLA

“abydocomist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abydocomist. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “abydocomist,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abydocomist.

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