[Magdalen] The Donald.

[Christopher Hart]

I refer you to:
http://www.worldwidewords.org/weirdwords/ww-blo1.htm

for a good description of its history.

On Sun, Jul 26, 2015 at 9:27 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:

> I think "bloviate" might be one of the words attributable to the late H.L.
> Mencken. I could be wrong, but it certainly bears the hallmarks of his
> coinage.
>
> On Sunday, July 26, 2015, Jim Guthrie <jguthrie at pipeline.com> wrote:
>
> > I've used it here on several occasions, usually referring to (non TEC)
> > "bloviating bishops."
> >
> > Though I haven't used it in awhile, it's a good word.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Jim
> >
> >
>



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