scaldabanco

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noun

A fiery speaker, especially a preacher.

πŸ’¬ Usage Examples

β€œA hot scaldabanco ... verjuicing his sermon with every fright he could, he spit his wrath and spanked the vices of his age without a break or breath.” Alexander Theroux; Darconville’s Cat; Doubleday; 1981.
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