This week’s theme
Words coined after stock characters

This week’s words
zany
punchinello
alazon
eiron
capitano

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PRONUNCIATION:

(AL-uh-zon)

MEANING:

noun: A person characterized by arrogance, braggadocio, lack of self awareness, etc.

ETYMOLOGY:

After Alazon, a stock character in ancient Greek comedy. Earliest documented use: 1911.

USAGE:

“The self often suffers for being the alazon like Don Quixote, Monkey, and Huck.”
James S. Fu; Mythic and Comic Aspects of the Quest; Singapore University Press; 1977.

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