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full-deckism

full-deckism is the alternative form of full deckism.

Meaning of full deckism

Noun

full deckism (plural full deckisms)

  1. A word or phrase used to euphemistically refer to the crazy or deranged state of another person.
    • The next time you need to make this point try using a "full deckism." Full deckisms are euphemisms for saying that people are stupid or illogical — that they're "not playing with a full deck."1996, Malcolm L. Kushner, Successful Presentations for Dummies, page 332

Forms of full-deckism

pluralfull-deckisms

Questions about full-deckism

What is full-deckism the alternative form of?
Full-deckism is the alternative form of full deckism.

Words near full-deckism in the dictionary

  1. full-course meals
  2. full-course yellow
  3. full-course yellows
  4. full-court press
  5. full-court presses
  6. full-deckism
  7. full-deckisms
  8. full-dive virtual realities
  9. full-dive virtual reality
  10. full-dress
  11. full-dressed

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