subfusc (adjective or noun)
1. Dark, drab, dull, dingy.
2. Dark clothing, especially formal dress worn at some universities, e.g. Oxford.
(From Latin subfuscus, moderately dark, from fuscus, dark, black, brown)
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Re: subfusc
A fun find. I wonder if for the sake of obfuscation you could use it to describe a speech, or one's hopes in an election.
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