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jumboism

jumboism noun: the tendency to admire or be attracted toward things because they are large or dominant, regardless of their value.

Noun

jumboism (uncountable)

  1. The tendency to admire or be attracted toward things because they are large or dominant, regardless of their value.

Origin of jumboism

From jumbo + -ism.

Questions about jumboism

What does jumboism mean?
Jumboism means the tendency to admire or be attracted toward things because they are large or dominant, regardless of their value.
What part of speech is jumboism?
Jumboism is a noun.

Words near jumboism in the dictionary

  1. jumboisation
  2. jumboise
  3. jumboised
  4. jumboises
  5. jumboising
  6. jumboism
  7. jumboization
  8. jumboize
  9. jumboized
  10. jumboizes
  11. jumboizing

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