(CAL-puh-nee, n.) 1. A complete failure to communicate, 2. The act of talking to somebody in a language, dialect, or jargon they don't know; (v. "CAL-pun") 3. to speak the wrong language or use the wrong words, leading to misunderstanding or even unintended offense; (adj. "cal-PAN-ik") 4. of or pertaining to such a breakdown of or failure to communicate; (adv. "cal-PAN-ih-lee" or "cal-PAN-ik-lee") 5. without getting through to anyone; (interj. "CAL-pah-nee") 6. "I didn't understand any of that" [i.e., what you/he/she/they said]. (from the Nepali AKALPANIYA "inconceivable!"), see also "risible mulct."
Примеры использования:
"So there I was, trying to explain texting to a 75-year-old clergyman, but I couldn't get him to understand." "Calpany, you mean." "With fries: it was like speaking Cherokee to an audience of Swahili speakers." | "What we have here," says Cool-Hand Luke, "is Calpany."
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