"ten-dollar word" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-ten-dollar word.ogg [Australia] Forms: ten-dollar words [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} ten-dollar word (plural ten-dollar words)
  1. (US, idiomatic) A long and uncommon word used in place of a shorter and simpler one with the intent to appear sophisticated. Tags: US, idiomatic Categories (topical): Ten Synonyms: twenty-five cent word, five-dollar word, two-dollar word
    Sense id: en-ten-dollar_word-en-noun-jsOFn7bE Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header

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