# Any walking thesaurus types out there? (character flaw)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-walking-thesaurus-types-out-there-character-flaw/228379>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 10, 2004, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-walking-thesaurus-types-out-there-character-flaw/228379 "2004-02-10T02:54:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2004, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-walking-thesaurus-types-out-there-character-flaw/228379/1 "2004-02-10T02:54:22Z")

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Its like an obscure phase used to describe when some one has a character flaw, it might also be called this???

I used to love this phrase now I’ve completely forgot it.

Please help I’ll know it if I see it.

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![DarrenS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/977dab/32.png) [@DarrenS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DarrenS)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2004, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-walking-thesaurus-types-out-there-character-flaw/228379/2 "2004-02-10T04:27:57Z")

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Perhaps if you gave us a few examples of where this might be used…?

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**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2004, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-walking-thesaurus-types-out-there-character-flaw/228379/3 "2004-02-10T04:32:51Z")

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hamartia???

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**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2004, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-walking-thesaurus-types-out-there-character-flaw/228379/4 "2004-02-10T04:34:35Z")

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And there’s also “clay feet.”

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**Author:** ![Antimanics](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/71c47a/32.png) [@Antimanics](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antimanics)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2004, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-walking-thesaurus-types-out-there-character-flaw/228379/5 "2004-02-10T04:35:10Z")

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Is it [hamartia](http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=hamartia)?

Bah, on preview. **Earl Snake-Hips Tucker** beat me when I got the link.

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**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2004, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-walking-thesaurus-types-out-there-character-flaw/228379/6 "2004-02-10T04:55:35Z")

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> [@Earl Snake-Hips Tucker](#):
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> And there’s also “clay feet.”

CLAY FEET! thats it! thanks Earl…