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20 Hilarious words Patrick Obahiagbon use to deceive Nigerians everytime

20 Hilarious words Patrick Obahiagbon use to deceiveĀ  Nigerians everytime
20 Hilarious words Patrick Obahiagbon use to deceiveĀ  Nigerians everytime
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Patrick Obahiagbon, who once represented Oredo Federal Constituency of Edo state shot to limelight the moment he arrived the House of Representatives in 2007 with his uncanny knack for jaw-breaking words.

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Here is a compilation of the top 20 Jaw breaking words used by the grammarian to deceive Nigerians every time and their meanings:

1. Crinkum-crankum – Elaborate or detailed (archaic)

2. Megalomania – a mental illness or condition in which somebody has an exaggerated belief in their own importance or power.

3. Jiggery-pokery – Tricky, misrepresentation and manipulation.

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4. Mephistophelean – wicked

5. Kakistocracy – Government under the control of a nation’s worst or least-qualifiedcitizens

6. Braggadocio – Boost full or arrogantbehavior

7. Ratiocination– The forming of judgment by a process of logical reason

8. Phantasmagoria – a sequence of imaginary images

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9. Gargantuan –extremely large

10. Bugaboo – an object of fear

11. Pooh-pooh – Dismiss as being foolish or impractical

12. Insalubrious – unwholesome and unhealthy

13. Odoriferous – having an odor.

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14. Lugubrious – mournful, sad, dismal

15. Malodorous – smelling very unpleasant

16. Termagant – a woman who is very strict and who tries to tell people to do things in an unpleasant way

17. Conundrum – A confusing problem or question that is too difficult to solve

18. Alacrit – great willingness or enthusiasm

19. Mendacious – Not telling the truth

20. Egregious – Outstandingly bad and shocking.

Watch the video below and lets see if you can translate his Sui Generis vocabulary.

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