TMESIS


Meaning of TMESIS in English

[ 'tmi:sɪs ]

■ noun ( plural tmeses -si:z ) the separation of parts of a compound word by an intervening word (used informally for emphasis, e.g. can't find it any-blooming-where ).

Origin

C16: from Gk tmēsis 'cutting'.

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.