abydocomist

Definition

A liar or sycophant who boasts of his falsehood.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἀβυδοκόμης (Abudokómēs), after the town Ἄβυδος (Ábudos, “Abydos”), the inhabitants of which were known for inventing slanders and boasting of them.

Example Sentences

• "The character Sir John Falstaff from Shakespeare's plays (Henry IV Part 1, Henry IV Part 2, Henry V, and The Merry Wives of Windsor) is a famous example of an abydocomist. Falstaff: "I may lie, but I am no counterfeit." (paraphrased)"
• "Most of us, I am afraid, are only nominal Christians, but at least there are no Sethians or Seleucians among us, not even a single bitter abydocomist. Convert has slipped from our vocabularies."
• "The point of this expedition was to spend as much of Sand's gold as possible, only purchasing the most useless and cumbersome ... Including a massive rug from that abydocomist large enough to be its own small shop in this traveling market."

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