Meaning of contrafibularities | Babel Free

Definitions

False congratulations, sounding congratulatory while actually pulling someone's leg.

humorous, plural, plural-only, rare

Examples

“I was a bit obscure with that one. Please accept my most sincere contrafibularities...”

“My most enthusiastic contrafibularities go to the world-class HarperCollins construction team.”

“If you don't have time to watch the show itself, here is a taste of Stephen Fry's hosting patter: "the creamily edible Rosamund Pike". A few new words from the Fry lexicon include: "arsewash" and "amazian". Contrafibularities all round!”

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