(Greek). A “bad habit.” Cacoethes loquendi. A passion for making speeches or for talking. Cacoethes scribendi. The love of rushing into print; a mania for authorship. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894CacusCacodæ'mon A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Related ContentAllusionsForeign Words and PhrasesLatin and Greek Word ElementsNames: Their Origins and MeaningsOld Testament NamesMythologyAncient Greek Literature & MythologyThe Bible (King James version)The Koran (translation by J. M. Rodwell)Shakespeare's PlaysTales from Shakespeare (Charles and Mary Lamb)Frequently Misspelled WordsFrequently Mispronounced WordsEasily Confused WordsWriting & Language