See Also: barbarize(medicine)
barbarize(dictionary)

knockabout (oh) and barbarize (iou)


knockabout (oh)



knockabout humour involves making fun of someone or something in a rough way, or behaving in a silly way

barbarize (iou)



barbarize verb. Also barbarise. LME.
[Late Latin barbarizare from Greek barbarizein (see BARBARISM) or formed as BARBAROUS + -IZE.]
verb intrans. Use barbarisms in speech or Writing; violate classical grammatical rules. LME.
verb trans. Make (esp. language) barbarous. E17.
verb intrans. Become barbarous. E19.
barbari'zation noun E19.