# Saw a word the other day that could describe many Dopers (including me) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 11, 2011, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-a-word-the-other-day-that-could-describe-many-dopers-including-me/592375 "2011-08-11T20:41:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2011, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-a-word-the-other-day-that-could-describe-many-dopers-including-me/592375/1 "2011-08-11T20:41:14Z")
Ultracrepidarian-A person who voices opinions beyond the scope of their knowledge. ---
**Author:** ![Ogre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2011, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-a-word-the-other-day-that-could-describe-many-dopers-including-me/592375/2 "2011-08-11T20:49:06Z")
Neat word, although it’s hardly exclusive to the Dope. Ultrahypermegacrepidarianism is endemic to all message boards. Yes, all of them. Every. Single. One. ---
**Author:** ![kjckjc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e36b37/32.png) [@kjckjc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kjckjc)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2011, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-a-word-the-other-day-that-could-describe-many-dopers-including-me/592375/3 "2011-08-11T20:55:46Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > Ultracrepidarian-A person who voices opinions beyond the scope of their knowledge. Ah yes, from the Sumarian root _Oultrekrepidekus_ meaning “as revealed from the sheep’s entrails.” ---
**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2011, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-a-word-the-other-day-that-could-describe-many-dopers-including-me/592375/4 "2011-09-14T19:48:58Z")
> [@Ogre](#): > > Neat word, although it’s hardly exclusive to the Dope. Ultrahypermegacrepidarianism is endemic to all message boards. Yes, all of them. Every. Single. One. Q.E.D. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2011, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-a-word-the-other-day-that-could-describe-many-dopers-including-me/592375/5 "2011-09-14T20:04:33Z")
And all comments sections in every online newspaper on the planet. Well, maybe not China or Iran, for example. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2011, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-a-word-the-other-day-that-could-describe-many-dopers-including-me/592375/6 "2011-09-14T22:56:02Z")
> [@kjckjc](#): > > Ah yes, from the Sumarian root _Oultrekrepidekus_ meaning “as revealed from the sheep’s entrails.” I’m gonna use that fact every chance I get. I learned it from a person on the Internet! ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2011, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-a-word-the-other-day-that-could-describe-many-dopers-including-me/592375/7 "2011-09-15T02:33:23Z")
> [@Ogre](#): > > Neat word, although it’s hardly exclusive to the Dope. Ultrahypermegacrepidarianism is endemic to all message boards. Yes, all of them. Every. Single. One. Not [sff.net](http://sff.net). Too many experts. ---
**Author:** ![Alan\_Smithee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/2acd7d/32.png) [@Alan\_Smithee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alan_Smithee)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2011, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-a-word-the-other-day-that-could-describe-many-dopers-including-me/592375/8 "2011-09-15T14:36:36Z")
> [@thelurkinghorror](#): > > I’m gonna use that fact every chance I get. I learned it from a person on the Internet! The actual derivation is just as interesting. It means “beyond the shoe.” ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2011, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-a-word-the-other-day-that-could-describe-many-dopers-including-me/592375/9 "2011-09-15T15:05:15Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > Ultracrepidarian-A person who voices opinions beyond the scope of their knowledge. You don’t know what the hell you’re talking about. ---
**Author:** ![Snake\_Plissken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/41988e/32.png) [@Snake\_Plissken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snake_Plissken)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2011, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-a-word-the-other-day-that-could-describe-many-dopers-including-me/592375/10 "2011-09-15T15:15:52Z")
I’d like to buy Cliffy a beer. ---
**Author:** ![Ostrya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/35a633/32.png) [@Ostrya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ostrya)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2011, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-a-word-the-other-day-that-could-describe-many-dopers-including-me/592375/11 "2011-09-15T17:20:44Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > **Saw a word the other day that could describe many Dopers** ::uses chainsaw to saw word into several words that are more useful:: ---
**Author:** ![JBDivmstr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b4bc9f/32.png) [@JBDivmstr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JBDivmstr)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2011, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-a-word-the-other-day-that-could-describe-many-dopers-including-me/592375/12 "2011-09-15T17:35:00Z")
> [@the lone cashew](#): > > ::uses chainsaw to saw word into several words that are more useful:: Well then, I reckon I’ll be thankin’ y’all, kindly! Cause I sure as _Hell_ weren’t gonna be ramemberin’ _ **that** _ high falutin’ suminabitch, of a word! 😛