[per-uh-REY-shuhn]
noun
A long speech characterized by lofty and often pompous language.
Quit the peroration, dickwad, and hand me my walking papers.
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Modern Language Association (MLA Style)
Peroration. The Effin Word, The Effin Word, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/peroration. Accessed 9 May 2025.
The Chicago Manual of Style (Chicago Style)
The Effin Word, s.v. peroration, accessed May 9, 2025, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/peroration.
American Psychological Association (APA Style)
The Effin Word. (n.d.). Peroration. In The Effin Word. Retrieved May 9, 2025, from https://effinwords.com/dictionary/peroration