A reader sends in what should probably be added to the Oxford English Dictionary edition I own:

And as it happens it fits.
The result of this Kurganing , was due to the comments left by “Dr.” Breck on this post.
But if you go there now, not even the hint of the ghost of those comments exists. I assume the good “doctor” snuck back and under cover of darkness, removed the stiff corpse of his online persona.
This post was originally published on my Substack. Link here