"have swallowed a dictionary" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: has swallowed a dictionary [present, singular, third-person], having swallowed a dictionary [participle, present], had swallowed a dictionary [participle, past], had swallowed a dictionary [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|have<has,,had> swallowed a dictionary}} have swallowed a dictionary (third-person singular simple present has swallowed a dictionary, present participle having swallowed a dictionary, simple past and past participle had swallowed a dictionary)
  1. (humorous) To be using a lot of obscure or complicated words. Tags: humorous Synonyms: have swallowed the dictionary
    Sense id: en-have_swallowed_a_dictionary-en-verb-PBsiGktR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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