I'm also indebted to Mr. Covarrubias for a new word, hathos attraction to something one finds repellant.— Blog updates
Compliments of the season, Mr. Covarrubias. hathos, a term for attraction to something one finds repellant.— Blog updates
As for hathos-inducing Christmas carols, they include, but are not limited to, "Grandma got run over by a reindeer",— Blog updates
If I'm getting this "hathos" thing (and I'm not clear that I am) wouldn't "Santa Baby" sung by ANYONE from Eartha Kitt to Taylor Swift be an example?— Blog updates
For any baseball fan, the name of Pete Rose generates an instant reaction, ranging from gut-level hathos, to naked contempt, to misplaced adolation.— At Longing's End
If you'd like to prod us on getting a pronunciation for this word, sign in (or sign up) and let us know.
We are still working on calculating this word's frequency.
Recently looked upresection · Swipe · public · robust · mississippi |
Recent Favoritespygopagus · sanglant · Astacus · sweetbread · qualms |
Recent Pronunciationsthese grunts every eight hours · haul it off to our darkest dungeon · send for a doctor · forget what witticism you were originally going to insert here because you've just banged your knee on your desk · the rest will come naturally |
American Heritage Dictionary
Elsewhere on the web
Ninjawords
The Free Dictionary
Online Etymology Dictionary
OneLook
Bartleby All Books
Dictionary.com
Urban Dictionary
Wikipedia
Google Define
Amazon Book Search
Thesaurus.com
Forvo pronunciation
Word Navigator
Tags
Stats
