Gongorist

/ˈɡɔŋɡərɪst/ noun

Definition

A writer or poet who practices gongorism by writing in an extremely ornate and complex style with elaborate language and metaphors.

Etymology

From gongorism plus the suffix -ist, denoting a person who practices or follows a particular style or movement. Gongorists were primarily Spanish and Spanish-American writers of the 17th-18th centuries.

Kelly Says

Gongorists were like the software developers of their time—they loved making their work complex and hard for others to understand, except on purpose and for aesthetic reasons!

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