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last-wordism

last-wordism noun: a tendency or attempt to have the last word in any argument, decision, or endeavor.

Noun

last-wordism (uncountable)

  1. A tendency or attempt to have the last word in any argument, decision, or endeavor.
    • The restaurant-bar, serving American food, is a prime example of last-wordism. The entrance is embellished with lighted color photographs of a dozen or so major cities of the world, from San Francisco to Calcutta to Sydney, each with a big brass clock showing the time in that city.1967, Sydney Clark, All the best in Hawaii, page 168
    • The futility of last-wordism at the Court is reflected in the apparent shyness of past perpetrators: They do not make second attempts to get the last word.2010, Ross E. Davies, “The Last Word”, in The Journal of Appellate Practice and Process, volume 229

Origin of last-wordism

From last word + -ism.

Questions about last-wordism

What does last-wordism mean?
Last-wordism means a tendency or attempt to have the last word in any argument, decision, or endeavor.
What part of speech is last-wordism?
Last-wordism is a noun.

Words near last-wordism in the dictionary

  1. last-nameless
  2. last-names
  3. last-naming
  4. last-time
  5. last-to-last
  6. last-wordism
  7. lastability
  8. lastable
  9. lastage
  10. lastages
  11. lastborn

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