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The art of using six syllables where one would humbly do.

means An inflated sense of self-importance, usually performed in unnecessarily grand language and ceremony.

from From Latin pompa, a solemn procession or paradeso a pompous person is essentially a one-man parade nobody asked for.

Sibling wordPomp once meant pure splendor, no insult attached.
Telltale signLong words deployed to hide short ideas.
Greek rootPompe meant sending forth, as in escorts.
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