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Afghanistanism

Afghanistanism noun: the practice of concentrating on problems in distant parts of the world while ignoring controversial local issues.

Noun

Afghanistanism (countable and uncountable, plural Afghanistanisms)

  1. The practice of concentrating on problems in distant parts of the world while ignoring controversial local issues.
    • I don't wish to belabor this subject of Afghanistanism, this business of taking forthright stands on elections in Costa Rica, while the uncollected local garbage reeks beneath the editor's window.1948, Jenkin Lloyd Jones, “Editorial Page Panel”, in Proceedings of the Annual Meeting, American Society of Newspaper Editors, page 73

Forms of Afghanistanism

pluralAfghanistanisms

Origin of Afghanistanism

From Afghanistan + -ism. The first recorded use is by Jenkin Lloyd Jones, editor of the Tulsa Tribune, in 1948; see quotation below.

Questions about Afghanistanism

What does Afghanistanism mean?
Afghanistanism means the practice of concentrating on problems in distant parts of the world while ignoring controversial local issues.
What part of speech is Afghanistanism?
Afghanistanism is a noun.
What is the plural of Afghanistanism?
The plural of Afghanistanism is Afghanistanisms.

Words near Afghanistanism in the dictionary

  1. Afghanises
  2. Afghanising
  3. Afghanistan
  4. Afghanistani
  5. Afghanistanis
  6. Afghanistanism
  7. Afghanistanisms
  8. Afghanisthan
  9. afghanite
  10. afghanites
  11. Afghanization

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