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English
Etymology
From comic + -o- + nomenclature + -ist.
Noun
comiconomenclaturist (plural comiconomenclaturists)
- (rare, humorous) A connoisseur of humorous names.
1982, Peter Bowler, The Superior Person's Book of Words, David R. Godine, published 2006, →ISBN, page 22:Chinese names are not fair game, and no self-respecting comiconomenclaturist would include in his collection a Ho Hum, a T. Hee, or a Jim Shoo.
2002 November 7, Rick Sobie, “Re: Neologism in Cliche”, in alt.language.patterns (Usenet):Personally I find the use of the neologistic cliché quite otiose, although, having said that, the rejectamenta of a comiconomenclaturist such as yourself, engaged in stentorophonic ultracepidarian ululation, (excessive broadcasting/crossposting) leads one to believe that perhaps, this apophthegm of yours, might be just the calefacient, that I needed, to make use of this new book on words I have.
2006 August 25, Richard Bollard, “Re: Not to cause any trouble but...”, in alt.usage.english (Usenet):Once, when I was a comiconomenclaturist, I captured the name Rick Shaw. On the radio, t'other day, was a Robin Banks.