In the end it was all gibberish.
It was the final round of the night at the annual Press vs. Politicians Spelling Bee at the National Press Club, and the suspense was mounting. Whittled down from a field of 10, two spellers remained to try their luck in the “gibberish” category.
“Niminy-piminy,” an adjective meaning absurdly nice or extremely delicate, managed to stump Washington Post national political reporter Amy Wang.