postilion sentence

Meaning

Noun

A phrase that is linguistically correct, but of no realistically practical use.

Origin

Refers to the phrase "My postillion has been struck by lightning," said to be an example of the unusual terms found in some 19th- and early 20th-century phrasebooks.

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