Why is "discombobulate" allowed to be a word?

Is "bobulate" a word? What does it mean to bobulate someone? Did Sherlock Holmes ever say "I nEeD tO bObUlAtE tHiS gUy"? Yeah, that's what I thought. The grammar nazis need to do an investigation and arrest someone.

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Combobulate is a word

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SinlessOnslaught · 26-30, M

@DragonFruit What dictionary is that in

DragonFruit · 61-69, M

@SinlessOnslaught It has been submitted for inclusion in Collins English Dictionary (and perhaps in others as well).

SinlessOnslaught · 26-30, M

@DragonFruit So like I said, it's not in the dictionary.

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SinlessOnslaught · 26-30, M

@missbeez Urban dictionary has all kinds of shit in it lol

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It's a word whose origins are fanciful rather than serious. It doesn't mean anything etymologically. It just kind of resembles "discompose" and "discomfit" and means the same thing. Apparently the original form was "discombobricate".

The word "copacetic" is completely fabricated too.

LadyJ · F

Never heard of this word 🤔

SinlessOnslaught · 26-30, M

@LadyJ [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcj7UtRUo6E]

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