Patrick Obahiagbon, who once represented Oredo Federal Constituency of Edo state shot to limelight the moment he arrived the House of Representatives in 2007 with his uncanny knack for jaw-breaking grammars.

If you have ever listened to the honorable member speak before, you will agree with me that you need your dictionary to actually understand his big big grammar….LOL

Here is a compilation of the top 20 Jaw breaking words ever used by the grammarian and their meanings:

1. Crinkum-crankum – Elaborate or detailed (archaic)

2. Megalomania – a mental illness or condition in which somebody has an exaggerated belief in their own importance or power.

3. Jiggery-pokery – Tricky, misrepresentation and manipulation.

4. Mephistophelean – wicked

5. Kakistocracy – Government under the control of a nation’s worst or least-qualified citizens

6. Braggadocio – Boost full or arrogant behavior

7. Ratiocination– The forming of judgment by a process of logical reason

8. Phantasmagoria – a sequence of imaginary images

9. Gargantuan –extremely large

10. Bugaboo – an object of fear

11. Pooh-pooh – Dismiss as being foolish or impractical

12. Insalubrious – unwholesome and unhealthy

13. Odoriferous – having an odor.

14. Lugubrious – mournful, sad, dismal

15. Malodorous – smelling very unpleasant

16. Termagant – a woman who is very strict and who tries to tell people to do things in an unpleasant way

17. Conundrum – A confusing problem or question that is too difficult to solve

18. Alacrit – great willingness or enthusiasm

19. Mendacious – Not telling the truth

20. Egregious – Outstandingly bad and shocking.