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Meaning of bangorrhea | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The overuse of exclamation points in an attempt to make words seem more exciting.

uncountable

Equivalents

Français bangorrhée

Examples

“Checking in with a bad case of ‘bangorrhea’ — the official ‘grammedical’ term for exclamation-point overdose — is Kanye West. In a single blog post, West used 188 exclamation points. At least we think it was 188. We tried counting and the ordeal made our eyeballs twitch.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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