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bagism

bagism noun: the practice of wearing a bag over one's body so as to conceal one's physical attributes and force listeners to focus on one's message instead.

Noun

bagism (uncountable)

  1. The practice of wearing a bag over one's body so as to conceal one's physical attributes and force listeners to focus on one's message instead.

Origin of bagism

From bag + -ism, introduced by John Lennon and Yoko Ono as part of their peace campaign in the late 1960s.

Questions about bagism

What does bagism mean?
Bagism means the practice of wearing a bag over one's body so as to conceal one's physical attributes and force listeners to focus on one's message instead.
What part of speech is bagism?
Bagism is a noun.

Words near bagism in the dictionary

  1. Baginskis
  2. Baginton
  3. Bagirmi
  4. bagis
  5. Bagishu
  6. bagism
  7. Bagisu
  8. bagladies
  9. baglady
  10. baglama
  11. baglamadaki

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