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babooism

babooism is the archaic form of babuism.

Meaning of babuism

Noun

babuism (countable and uncountable, plural babuisms)

  1. A malapropism or other erroneous form produced by an Indian speaking English.
    • They altered the idiom, but they could say whatever they wanted to say quickly; there were none of the babuisms ascribed to them up at the Club.1924, EM Forster, A Passage to India, Penguin, published 2005, page 60

Forms of babooism

pluralbabooisms

Questions about babooism

What is babooism the archaic form of?
Babooism is the archaic form of babuism.

Words near babooism in the dictionary

  1. Baboa
  2. Babole
  3. Babongo
  4. baboo
  5. baboodom
  6. babooism
  7. babooisms
  8. babool
  9. babools
  10. baboom
  11. baboon

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