diphthong

[Lynne Murphy]

Spotted today on a salon.com article on the Miss Universe pageant by
Cintra Wilson:

It was hosted by loudmouthed diphthong Sinbad.

I take it that 'diphthong' is an alliterative alternative to 'dipshit',
but trying to work out the metaphor here is a bit brain-bending.

Lynne

Dr M Lynne Murphy
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School of Cognitive and Computing Sciences
University of Sussex
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