The day you left Atlanta
for the sky, to meet me,
the "word of the day" was
Nephelococcygia, 
which was too perfect
not to report to the public.


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Nephelococcygia (Noun)

Pronunciation: [ne-f�-l�-k�-'si-jee-y� ]

Definition 1: (Literally, "Cloudcuckoosville") Interpreting the shapes of clouds.

Definition 2: La-la land, a dream land cut off from reality.

Usage 2: Nephelococcygia was dreamed up by 
Aristophanes for his comedy, "The Birds" (414 BC). 
In this play, two characters turn into birds and 
immediately begin planning a city (never realized), 
which they decide to call "Nephelococcygia." 
Capitalize the word if it refers to the imaginary city. 
The adjective would be "nephelococcygic," as in 
"Bertie is suffering nephelococcygic delusions."

Suggested usage: Here is Geoffrey Smith's test of 
Nephelococcygia. You are living in Nephelococcygia 
if you think: (a) "we're here to help you," (b) "the new 
form will make it much easier for you," (c) "this will only 
take a minute," or (d) "I have a strategic plan. I know 
what I'm doing." However, most of those using the 
word associate it with defining images in cloud banks: 
"The kids are in the backyard indulging in a bit of 
nephelococcygia; Forrest is doing essentially the 
same thing on the living room couch."



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