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Borisisms

Borisisms is the plural of Borisism.

Meaning of Borisism

Noun

Borisism (plural Borisisms)

  1. (UK) A turn of phrase employed by British politician Boris Johnson.
    • Boris Johnson, in typical faux-naif Borisism, said once of his leadership ambitions that he might "pick up the ball if it came loose from the back of the scrum".2014 August 6, Patrick Wintour, “Boris Johnson positions himself perfectly for Tory leadership bid”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

Questions about Borisisms

What is Borisisms the plural of?
Borisisms is the plural of Borisism.

Words near Borisisms in the dictionary

  1. Boris's den
  2. Borises
  3. borishanskiite
  4. Borisian
  5. Borisism
  6. Borisisms
  7. borism
  8. Borismania
  9. Borisoff
  10. Borisov
  11. Boriswave

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