2011-06-27 by shaenon on June 27, 2011 at 12:01 am Chapter: If I Ran the Zoo Want the original art for this strip?
im·bro·glio
imˈbrōlyō/Submit
noun
noun: imbroglio; plural noun: imbroglios
an extremely confused, complicated, or embarrassing situation.
“the Watergate imbroglio”
synonyms: complicated situation, complication, problem, difficulty, predicament, trouble, confusion, quandary, entanglement, muddle, mess, quagmire, morass, sticky situation; More
archaic
a confused heap.
Perfect
Imbroglio is one of those words that just sound like they mean what they mean. Onomatopoeia for soundless concepts.
Really? Because I always thought “imbroglio” sounded like a frat boy introducing himself by zodiac sign.
soda. out. my. nose. and I ain’t even mad about it.
I mean, that does arguably fit the definition with only a little stretching…