According to historical lexicographers at the Oxford English Dictionary and resources like Vocabulary.com , the early 1800s was a period of intense linguistic playfulness in America. People delighted in inventing fake, grandiose, Latin-sounding words to poke fun at the overly educated upper class or simply to stretch the boundaries of slang.

To say you are "confused" implies a simple lack of clarity. To say you are implies that your brain has been taken apart, shaken vigorously in a box, and put back together slightly sideways. 📜 The Quirky Origins of a Mock-Latin Masterpiece

Despite its highly sophisticated and complex phonetic structure, did not descend from ancient Roman orators or medieval scholars. It was born in the United States during the early 19th century. The Era of "Spurious Latin"