You're no fun -- you're ANTITHALIAN

What's the word I'm thinking of? Today, it's...

ANTITHALIAN (adjective) TWITO, page 16

= Opposed to fun

"Mr. Toobad described her as being fully impressed with the truth of his Ahrimanic philosophy, and being altogether as gloomy and antithalian a young lady as Mr. Glowry himself could desire for the future mistress of Nightmare Abbey."
--Thomas Love Peacock, Nightmare Abbey (1818)

"Ahrimanic" refers to Ahriman, which in Zoroastrianism is the name for a devil or Satan. Would you describe Satan as antithalian? It depends on what kind of fun you’re into, I guess.

Have you heard enough rodomontades, lately?

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rodomontade (noun)

Bragging or bluster, or a rant

"I put down the phone long before Donald finished his rodomontade." (TWITO, page 126)

Too many rodomontades in the news. Strange days indeed.

Heard any psithurism lately?

Psithurism (noun) = the sound of rustling leaves or the wind in the trees

It's that time of year.