Carlinism
Carlinism noun: the ideas and beliefs of George Carlin.
Noun
Carlinism (countable and uncountable, plural Carlinisms)
- The ideas and beliefs of George Carlin.
- The white liberal elite and their Millennial serfs are especially prone to the sort of midwittery found in the comedy of George Carlin or on the website Reddit. But Redditors and Carlinism are, admittedly, extreme examples.2022 January 7, Merri, “Brief Genealogy of the Midwit”, in The Pillarist, archived from the original on 30 Sep 2022
- A statement made by George Carlin.
- Thus encouraged, I researched Carlin. Here are tidbits about this guy interspersed with his Carlinisms, some wonderfully logical, others radically offbeat, but surely all thoughtful and entertaining.2020 July 24, Dennis Simanaitis, “CELEBRATING GEORGE CARLIN”, in Simanaitis Says, archived from the original on 16 May 2022
Forms of Carlinism
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Origin of Carlinism
From Carlin + -ism.
Questions about Carlinism
- What does Carlinism mean?
- Carlinism means the ideas and beliefs of George Carlin.
- What part of speech is Carlinism?
- Carlinism is a noun.
- What is the plural of Carlinism?
- The plural of Carlinism is Carlinisms.
Words near Carlinism in the dictionary
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