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John Bullisms

John Bullisms is the plural of John Bullism.

Meaning of John Bullism

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.

Questions about John Bullisms

What is John Bullisms the plural of?
John Bullisms is the plural of John Bullism.

Words near John Bullisms in the dictionary

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

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