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John Bullism

John Bullism noun: typical English (or British) character or nature.

Noun

John Bullism (countable and uncountable, plural John Bullisms)

  1. (uncountable) Typical English (or British) character or nature.
    • After a little deliberation, we now were touched to shake off a part of the John Bullism that had encrusted us […].1791, Frances Burney, Journals and Letters, Penguin, published 2001, page 337
  2. (archaic, countable) Something characteristic of the English (or British); an English act, word or characteristic.

Forms of John Bullism

pluralJohn Bullisms

Origin of John Bullism

From John Bull + -ism.

Questions about John Bullism

What does John Bullism mean?
John Bullism means typical English (or British) character or nature.
What part of speech is John Bullism?
John Bullism is a noun.
What is the plural of John Bullism?
The plural of John Bullism is John Bullisms.

Words near John Bullism in the dictionary

  1. John Barleycorn
  2. John Bircher
  3. John Blunt
  4. John Bull
  5. John Bullish
  6. John Bullism
  7. John Bullisms
  8. John Chinaman
  9. John Citizen
  10. John Cleese's woolly lemur
  11. John Cleese's woolly lemurs

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