Tmesis Dictionary
a b c a tmesis dicitonary
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Hamish Gardner
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tmesis
If there is no-bloody-way you’re going to do something any-old-how because that would be ri-godamn-diculous then you must already be versed with the charms of the tmesis. A tmesis (from the greek for ‘cutting’) is a figure of speech in which a word, phrase or letters are inserted into another word for emphasis, comic effect or the sheer pleasure of messing around with words. This short A - Z portrays examples of my own to show how familiar and fun the tmesis really is, hopefully it will leave you wondering why you never knew of term this before.
ely lut s-o | æbs-p hæps- lu tli |
abs-p erh ap
swift ith a ut w on b inty icti a estr uncert n, r tio xpress ica alif rt to e qu no f hea o th wi ange ch
adverb
-l
ks
|
s
bo-gold ie-l loc k
|b
-g
ld
gr un eeme d m nt, ino or as rs an
a u se dis ro d r o exc to exp sa ent lam r ation ess contemptm n one i of annoyance whe
noun
cul-de-sac k-ed
| k l-di-sĂŚkt |
termination of em ploym e
nt fro m a de
ad e nd job , al
wa ys
at fa
ult
em he t of
yee o l p
noun
di
r e v o l cs -
k-l- v r | |ds
arch that yo ring a se ur u d r o e cto r l l o c y l d r ted e co pec ecret r x e un is a s if nd tner r pa
verb
k r| kst
rkj l |
r a l u c y r r u c a r t x e
t cl nigh
o ass i de uts
of
o
ne
’s r egu lar w
ork
for ind
ian ta keaway
chefs
ajective
fest -erval
|f
st-
r-v l |
has t l t ha
tten e ro om bec
a stiv a fe
and
e to nsiv oe
the
es sens
noun
gang-interro-bang
ĂŚ |g -n
-bĂŚ tr | er partn
in
a
as
f es o g n a g ch ner n i v n vo l ed m a n i r is nte supr u co nd l en sed a a u ex emu b
noun
hy p
e v i t c a r t t a r e
| h jp rtr-ĂŚ kt v
|
as ple
ly ing erg en
eti c, a pp ea l ing
adjective
to t h
e sen
ses
infe r-t r
n o i t a m m r o f s n a
ow kn
led ge gai ned th
roug h com
munica tion of
| nf r-trĂŚ n
sf rm -
chinese whispers
n| adjective
-tap da
jst |
| d iz s
jesu s h.
ra -k
et tĂŚp dĂŚns
ncin g- christ
t?! gh p-dan i l he .ta ee t us H s u yo s!! Jes o D ! Ye s! Ye
noun
.I st.. i r Ch ic ng
n see e v ha
t!! gh i l the
| ru -b ld i-g
ĂŚ |k
kanga-b loody-ro o
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noun
g rin t-e oy
| l jt-t
| - r t -t
Loit -te y-t
bers m e m
pper u e h of t
r nd o a t s that class
dw roun a t i wa
se urpo p t ren appa t u itho
noun
mosh-posh-pit
|m
-p
-p t
|
an area in fron t of the stage a t a mumford and sons conc ert, where mo shing occurs
noun
nec-tie-p hi lia
nig secret
fetish t a v e cra ht tim
noun
|
l a e d o n r o l a e d or
r-d il
rno -d
il |
and prolonged exp pleasant erien n u y ce a v er m i t e y a t e d l e g vision chin t a w t whils
noun
e t u t i t s e t pro
| pro-t
st- tut |
st ng for er, .
ap ro te
as ti es c i v igh r f e s is ei r ty h r t a g p ellin asing s y b h urc oney p m s e n r th a person who ea hich w e s u regardless of the ca
noun
q
n o i t a e k a f li a u
n|
-e
fek l | kw
af
als e
i
nt de
noun
o at i fi ic
n, a
rd that you stole off yo lias. a ca ur sis a n a , te r m y on d u pse
rigg e l o r ed-up-ma
| r gd - p -m r l |
eme
ces ne un dd an t is tha i ng te m eat a sys f ch nt o
an el
sa r i ish ly com on ple est y fr x but als o sugges om ts th e s tart
noun
|s
m
here r-w the
som e-o
-
รฐ
r-w
r|
noun in or at someplace not specified or known, furt her removed fr o m the initial unknown place. otherworldy, mysterious
tmesis
si |t m s|
rd by intervening of a wo wor s t r pa ds formal speech f n i n o i y l n n o i a ti ara eard m p e s, h es th etter l or
noun
ear uter-w
o r e d un
clot h cas ing wo e no t un rn und er o der t he oth r er c loth clothe s es, esp , but in ecia this lly outd oors
|
| nd-a t - w
noun
vege -cou nter feittaria n
eat or
fish
|v
d
-k
a
nt ft -t
r
n|
a p e rs o n w h usually f o clai m or soc s to n ial gai ot ea n tm
noun
wh atsoe
ver
an intensive form of whatever, whatsoever it be; in any place whatsoever
|w
ts
ev r|
pronoun
xen
o-p yro-phobia
|z
b | n p r -f
we
ph
ob ia lsh of se t po rtr ting f aye i d w re to f or hils t b eign o urn bje cts, ing an i eng dea lish the hol iday hom es.
noun
-s | j - n lf |
your-own-self
of a ng addressed as the object i e b n o s r e p e h t o t r e f used to re mentioned ar to the person or thing l u c i t r a p s i t a h t n o i t i prepos
pronoun
z
y g o l o r t s a oo
| zu -
str l d i |
the s tudy of th celes e mo tial a vem nima ents listic and bodi relat es, u ive p rsa m ositi ons o ajor is a p f rom inen t exa mple
noun
Tmesis Type
Tmesis Type is a face constructed by applying the definition of the term Tmesis onto a typeface. Simply put its the seperation or cutting of letters by an intervening letter or letters. Each letter has its own individual quirk to it, creating an exciting and very unreadable typeface. This dictionary is a visual representation of the term Tmesis on many levels by taking its definition and applying it universally thoughout.