Accismus

Accismus, a form of irony in which a person feigns indifference to or pretends to refuse something he or she desires.

This is part of the “What are words for?” project.

This word scored a seven on a three part scale of allusiveness, political oomph and cultural capital (min score 1, max score 3 for each part of the scale)

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