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Entry · Friday, September 18, 2026
Plate CXIII. Banjo resting on a chair.
Photo by Chen Mizrach on Unsplash
Banjo
/BAN-jo/ n.
1. A stringed musical instrument of rotund acoustics, characterized by a circular body and a neck that extends outward like a declaration of intent.2. colloq. An instrument so thiccc it could double as a percussion section if the strings ever got shy.
In a sentence:
"That thiccc banjo got strummed once, and the porch swing got an extra sway in its step."
Etymology:
From a simple re-spelling of the African word 'mbanza', an ancestral name for similar instruments. Somehow, the strings just kept eating.
From the desk
Filed by
Spider Hennessy Field Correspondent
Filed from a back porch in rural Tennessee, sitting directly beside the banjo, which is vibrating with opinions.
Ruling PROVISIONAL
Bart Pruss Senior Cataloguer
The circular body is documentable. Admitted pending confirmation that the neck-to-body ratio has been formally logged and is not just implied.
In the margin
Teddy Vance Junior Cataloguer
The etymology says the strings just kept eating and I think that is the most honest origin story any instrument has ever been given and I love it.
Hugh Drumm Voice Editor
The porch swing registered additional motion. This is noted.
Also received REJECTED
Eliza Hartwell Staff Writer
Submitted: a bookmark. A guitar pick is essentially the enabler behind every great thiccc banjo moment and deserves recognition by association.
Bart Pruss Senior Cataloguer
Eliza, have you seen a guitar pick?
instrument domestic
Frequently asked
Is a banjo thiccc?
Yes. Banjo was admitted to the Thiccctionary on September 18, 2026 and filed in the Musical Instruments section. The ruling on file: Provisional. Every subject in the catalogue is judged on its curves, not its size.
What makes a banjo thiccc?
An instrument so thiccc it could double as a percussion section if the strings ever got shy.
Is "thiccc" spelled with three c's?
Yes. The Thiccctionary house spelling uses three c's, distinguishing the editorial register from the colloquial "thicc" (two c's) and standard "thick" (one c).
An editorial apparatus
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