eXtempore

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Written by Catherin J Pascal Dunk

CW: Xtreme violence (if you understand the vocab); racial issues

On Xaturday Xander Xosa, a xenophobic xylophonist
expatiating on extirpation, extermination
was excoriated + exenterated,
leading to exsanguination.

After post-mortem x-rays (and exsiccation),
an expedient Xunday excommunication
exasperated the expected exequies.

X’s exiguously expurgated exhortations
in The Express exacerbated exoneration.

Need help? Gloss in comments. My Cl-, Q, U, V, W, Y and Z poems were published earlier.
Most are way more accessible than unintelligble X.

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11 Comments

  2. Here’s my partial (partly tongue in cheek but still pretty informative) gloss:

    expatiating = talking for too long
    extirpation = total destruction (genocide?)

    excoriated = skinned
    exenterated = gutted, disemboweled
    exsanguination = draining of blood

    exsiccation = drying out
    expedient = quick, effective, necessary
    excommunication = the Catholic church says “no way”
    exequies = funeral rites

    exiguous = not enough
    expurgated = censored, cut
    exhortations = passionate arguments
    exoneration = people agree you’re okay after all

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