† parakeetismn.
Obsolete.
An example of speaking without understanding what one says, like a parrot (cf. parrotry n.).Apparently an isolated use.
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the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > absence of meaning > nonsense, rubbish > unintelligible language, gibberish > [noun] > meaningless repetition > production of
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parakeetism1658
parrot prate1804
rhubarbing1953
1658 J. Harrington Prerogative Pop. Govt. i. v. 28 Did you ever hear such a Parrakeetisme; for to speak a word without understanding, the sense of it is like a Parrat.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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