Love this.
Also, I just looked up pompatus and am saddened to discover that it isn't a word.
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2 ups, 9y
Yeah, they certainly never taught it to me in my English classes, so I figured it must be slang. Turns out it's just a made up word from the 50s, only ever used once (well, twice now)
VARYING PERSONS HAVE A TENDENCY TO REFERENCE ME AS "THE ASTRONOMIC CATTLE HERDER"; OTHER PERSONS REFER TO ME AS THE RACKETEERING MASTERMIND OF STRONG FEELINGS OF AFFECTION.