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fashionism

fashionism noun: devotion to fashion; faddishness.

Noun

fashionism (uncountable)

  1. Devotion to fashion; faddishness.
    • I mean, come on, there's no way you can tell me with a straight face that this reblossoming of hipster fashionism and rehashed rock and roll bullshit isn't a byproduct of that cynicism.2003, Keith Rosson, The Best of Intentions: The Avow Anthology

Origin of fashionism

From fashion + -ism.

Questions about fashionism

What does fashionism mean?
Fashionism means devotion to fashion; faddishness.
What part of speech is fashionism?
Fashionism is a noun.

Words near fashionism in the dictionary

  1. fashioning needle
  2. fashioning needles
  3. fashioning piece
  4. fashioning pieces
  5. fashionings
  6. fashionism
  7. fashionist
  8. fashionista
  9. fashionistas
  10. fashionists
  11. fashionization

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