retromingent
by Paul Niquette
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retromingent n. An animal that urinates backwards.

Despite an allergy to them, I like cats.  You cannot be a bicyclist and not like cats.  I have never been chased by one.  Not only that, but cats are retromingent.

Wouldn't this be a neat word to use in a business meeting? That's what I thought, anyway.

    Permit me to offer a retromingent appraisal of the project.
    Some staff functionary is bound to come in here and give retromingent treatment to the whole subject.
    Our consultant has raised several retromingent issues.
    If you want to proceed retromingently, be my guest.
    Don't expect anything but retromingent support from management on that.
    A retromingent program is better than none at all.
Since the late fifties, I have known the term retromingent and attended any number of meetings.  So far I simply have not been quick enough to slip it in, except once (see philothaumaturgy).

 
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