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cute hoorism

cute hoorism noun: cunning, trickery, cleverness, especially in negative sense: finagling, cynical self-interest.

Noun

cute hoorism (uncountable)

  1. (Ireland) Cunning, trickery, cleverness, especially in negative sense: finagling, cynical self-interest.
    • Some of the articles in this volume point to a culture of individusalism and ‘cute hoorism’ – where people try to get the political system to work for their own individual desires rather than for broad policy changes.2007, McGrath & O'Malley, Irish Political Studies Reader, page 7
    • On a positive note, the Rechthaberei culture has bred a society of remarkable, dogged fairness – the opposite of cute hoorism.2010 August 21, Irish Times

Origin of cute hoorism

From cute hoor + -ism.

Questions about cute hoorism

What does cute hoorism mean?
Cute hoorism means cunning, trickery, cleverness, especially in negative sense: finagling, cynical self-interest.
What part of speech is cute hoorism?
Cute hoorism is a noun.

Words near cute hoorism in the dictionary

  1. cute as a pin
  2. cute as a speckled pup
  3. cute as corn
  4. cute girls doing cute things
  5. cute hoor
  6. cute hoorism
  7. cute hoors
  8. cute meet
  9. cute meets
  10. cute-'em-up
  11. cute-'em-ups

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