"bangorrhea" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Blend of bang + diarrhea, with bang as an alternate name for an exclamation point and diarrhea as an uncontrolled flow. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|bang|diarrhea}} Blend of bang + diarrhea Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} bangorrhea (uncountable)
  1. (linguistics) The overuse of exclamation points in a failed attempt to make words seem more exciting. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Linguistics Related terms: logorrhea Translations (overuse of exclamation points): bangorrhée [feminine] (French)
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