spizzerinctum
n.— «Jove sits enthroned upon his brow, his head crammed with knowledge; he’ll graduate a few weeks hence from Spizzerinctum College.» —Chicago Daily Tribune May 18, 1891. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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