prima facie

Latin: "at first glance"

Prima facie, John didn't seem to be a fucktard, but when I started talking to him, I realized that he was just a playa hater.

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litotes

1. The affirming of a thing by denying its contrary.

His philology is not irresponsible.

Her statement is not inaccurate.

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sine qua non

1. What is necessary

A shocker is the sina qua non for John to emit his yoghurt truck

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chiasmus

1. (rhetorical figure): A reversing of the order of words in corresponding pairs of phrases.

leges supplicio improbos afficiunt, defendunt ac tuentur bonos (Cicero, De Legibus, ii. 13)

The laws VISIT PUNISHMENTS upon the wicked, but the good they DEFEND and PROTECT.

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brachylogy

1. Brevity of expression.

If I didn't know her, I would say that her phrasal brachylogy made her seem rather like an ass clown

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double bag it

To use two condoms at once.

John paused and remarked, "I bet she's got a cabbage patch snatch, you'd better double bag it."

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meden agan

1. Ancient Greek for "Nothing in excess."

The words 'meden agan' are written on the temple at Delphi.

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