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A comment on A Perfectly Cromulent Word (2016). Parent comment

Re:A Perfectly Cromulent Word (2016) by mongol on Friday September 24, 2021 @11:44AM (#28643965)
Yes but if it was not cromulent, what would you say instead?
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Re:A Perfectly Cromulent Word (2016) by chrisweekly on Friday September 24, 2021 @12:02PM (#28644226)
If it were not cromulent, one might choose a less disputatious synonym, such as "enlarge".
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Re:A Perfectly Cromulent Word (2016) by wruza on Friday September 24, 2021 @04:55PM (#28647700)
For unwonted synonyms I usually refer to Thesaurus.

https://www.google.ru/search?q=oh+crap+it%27s+a+thesaurus&tb...

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Re:A Perfectly Cromulent Word (2016) by nescioquid on Friday September 24, 2021 @07:17PM (#28648866)
Perhaps mongol was fishing for

> A noble spirit encromulates the smallest man.

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