euonym and caconym

[Jonathan Lighter]

"Euonym" has gained some traction since a kid won a spelling-bee with it in
1997. But OED can't find either of these rare and diverting terms before
they popped up in the _Century Dictionary_.

Neither can GB.

Hmmmmmm.......

JL

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