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Chandlerisms

Chandlerisms is the plural of Chandlerism.

Meaning of Chandlerism

Noun

Chandlerism (plural Chandlerisms)

  1. A passage of writing or dialogue that uses vivid and lyrical metaphors or similes, characteristic of the work of writer Raymond Chandler.
    • As Rigby Reardon, Steve Martin easily mimics the patented Hollywood tough guy of the period, dangling a cigarette from one side of his mouth while distorting a Chandlerism from the other.1982, The Review of the news, volume 18

Questions about Chandlerisms

What is Chandlerisms the plural of?
Chandlerisms is the plural of Chandlerism.

Words near Chandlerisms in the dictionary

  1. Chandlerian
  2. chandleries
  3. chandlering
  4. Chandlerish
  5. Chandlerism
  6. Chandlerisms
  7. chandlerly
  8. chandlers
  9. Chandlers Creek
  10. chandlery
  11. Chandni

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