[net.nlang] Looking for an oddball word

davidl@teklds.UUCP (David Levine) (08/22/85)

Is there such a thing as a dictionary that lists words according to their
definitions?  That's what I need today.  My thesaurus is of no help.

I'm looking for a word that means "Something patently untrue stated for
humorous effect."  You know, like "It was so cold that winter that our words
froze in our beards and we didn't hear a thing until the Spring thaw."  I 
think this word exists, but I can't recall it and I can't think of any 
reference work that would help me.  I suspect it's one of those Greek-derived 
words like "strophe" or "antinomy."

Please MAIL any responses to me.  I don't read this net.

Thanks in the proverbial advance,

David D. Levine  (...decvax!tektronix!teklds!davidl)          [UUCP]
                 (teklds!davidl.tektronix@csnet-relay.csnet)  [ARPA]
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