humorous word for "foot in mouth" expression? [closed]

Can someone suggest a humorous scientific-sounding synonym for “foot in mouth”? I mean in the spirit of sesquipedalian for a long word.


Here are a couple:

  • "Greek"

    Podostomiasis, from the Ancient Greek ποδός (foot) and στόμα (mouth).

  • "Latin"

    Pedobuccality, from the Latin root ped for foot and bucca, mouth.

You could play with them a bit. For instance:

This is a grave case of podostomiasis.

or

He was known for his penchant for pedobuccality.

or

What a pedobuccalous thing to say!

or

Ouch, that was a positively podostomical utterance.

I make no promises, however, as to whether your interlocutors will have the slightest clue what you're saying. I also can't attest to the validity of either construct, nor do I know whether they would be considered street legal in the corridors of a Classics department. Use at your own risk.


He had a sudden attack of ospedistris and later regretted it.