Dystmesis

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 * Definition:: ** An unusual insertion of a word in another word, usually informal or slang. [[image:http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IUR_sQcyUbU/ThWaTvhpggI/AAAAAAAAAKw/WhvMIxCgK0w/s1600/A%2BWhole%2BNother%2BStory.jpg width="278" height="420" align="right"]]


 * Origin:: **tmesis- 16th century : from Greek //tmēsis// 'cutting', from //temnein// 'to cut'


 * See also:: **catch-all, tmesis

Definition taken from Merriam-Webster Dictionary (m-w.com)


 * Examples **:

1) a-whole-nother story

2) unbe-freakin-lievable

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