See Also: witzelsucht(medicine)

lanky (oh) and witzelsucht (medicine)


lanky (oh)



someone who is lanky is tall and thin, and moves awkwardly
-synonym gangling gangling
::a lanky young man
-- lankiness n [U]

witzelsucht (medicine)


witzelsucht


A morbid tendency to pun, make poor jokes, and tell pointless stories, while being oneself inordinately entertained thereby.

Origin: Ger. Witzeln, to affect wit, + Sucht, mania