What does pompatus mean?
Pompatus means (nonce word) One who is pompous or splendid..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(nonce word) One who is pompous or splendid..
She loved the way the lecturer stated it, offhand, but with the air of a pompatus.
It's a good job there was no need for a baseball infographic about “The joker” because I'd have been forced to use a terrible pun: the pompatus of glove.
Ryan Mallett is the pompatus of offense.
“And my mom is the pompatus of love,” Will said.
It could be a whang-dang-doodle, a cloche hat made out of coyote fur, or a phylactery testifying to the pompatus of love.
Got my pompatus up; my rave'll be on in a few. I must have popped too many; the Iowa donkeys are starting to bray in my ears.
All the pompatus of war. It would come.
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Use pompatus when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Pompatus means (nonce word) One who is pompous or splendid..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
She loved the way the lecturer stated it, offhand, but with the air of a pompatus.
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