# Words you've learned from song lyrics

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [August 31, 2007, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-youve-learned-from-song-lyrics/417665 "2007-08-31T20:23:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ellis\_Aponte\_Jr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@Ellis\_Aponte\_Jr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellis_Aponte_Jr)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2007, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-youve-learned-from-song-lyrics/417665/41 "2007-09-04T23:19:44Z")

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**Theosophies** from Blondie’s “(I’m Always Touched By Your) Presence, Dear”

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**Author:** ![BubbaDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bubbadog/32/333_2.png) [@BubbaDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BubbaDog)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2007, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-youve-learned-from-song-lyrics/417665/42 "2007-09-05T00:17:26Z")

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supercalafragilisticexpialidocious

I got no excuse for doing that

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**Author:** ![phungi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/phungi/32/395_2.png) [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2007, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-youve-learned-from-song-lyrics/417665/43 "2007-09-05T03:48:51Z")

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**Enmity** from Pearl Jam’s _Rearviewmirror_  
I learned about father **Tiresias** from Genesis’ _Cinema Show_  
**expugnations** and **enfadulations** from King Crimson’s _Elephant Talk_  
**Somnambulist** from XTC

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