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donkeyism

donkeyism noun: foolishness.

Noun

donkeyism (uncountable)

  1. foolishness
    • […] the fact that our Cabinet Ministers only spoke in allegory, nor that British diplomacy was nothing more than donkeyism misnamed.1854, Letters on Questions pending between Great Britain & the United States. [Signed: Colbourn.], page 4

Origin of donkeyism

From donkey + -ism.

Questions about donkeyism

What does donkeyism mean?
Donkeyism means foolishness.
What part of speech is donkeyism?
Donkeyism is a noun.

Words near donkeyism in the dictionary

  1. donkeydicks
  2. donkeyfucker
  3. donkeyfuckers
  4. donkeyhood
  5. donkeyish
  6. donkeyism
  7. donkeyless
  8. donkeyman
  9. donkeymen
  10. donkeypower
  11. donkeypowers

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