Turgid
Turgid Adj.- purposely inflated in an effort to impress;
overblown, pompous, or bombastic.
1620, from L.turgidus"swollen, inflated," fromturgere"to swell,"
of unknown origin. Fig. use in reference to prose is from
1725.Etymology Theturgidstyle of Johnson, the purple glare of
Gibbon, and even the studied and thickset metaphors of Junius are
all equally unnatural, and should not be admitted into our company.
Benjamin Rush, member of the Continental Congress and signer of the
Declaration of Independence. The common faults of American language
are an ambition of effect, a want of simplicity, and a turgid abuse
of terms. James F. Cooper, author of The Last of the Mohicans: A
Narrative of 1757.
The fact that the talk may be boring orturgidor uninspiring
should not cause us to forget the fact that it is preferable to
war. Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., American Senator and Ambassador
Candidate for Vice President of the United States.
Reading those turgid philosophers here in these remote stone
buildings may not get you a job, but if those books have forced you
to ask yourself questions about what makes life truthful,
purposeful, meaningful, and redeeming, you have the Swiss Army
Knife of mental tools, and it's going to come in handy all the
time. Bill Watterson, American Author of the Comic Strip Calvin and
Hobbes.
Egos
Stretch Limousines
Large Diamonds
Mansions
Private Jets
$20,000 Dresses
$5,000 Bills
Tuxedos
Yachts
Grillz
King Edward VII Note the heavy fur robe about his shoulders, the
necklace decorated with metals, the tall leather boots on his
calves, the staff in the right hand, the crown by his side, the
pose of the king, and the smugness on his face All of these things
are included in the portrait solely to convey a message of the
superiority of King Edward VII.
I thought I told yah... I'm a starYou seethe ice... You seethe
carsFlashylights... Everywhere we areLivethe night... Like there's
notomorrow
I got money... I don't need a rangeI'm a pimp... I don't need a
caneBig bills Charlie... You could keep the changeNow that I got
the torch... I'm a keep the flameI'm a keep my aim... Gotta make
the big shotsIn my linen suit... Louis V flip flopsJeremiah got the
game on theJust before the stacks... I gotConsumers only want you
to supply the manSo here I am... Check my DNAGetting money's the
only thing on my resume
Im a Star Jeremiah
