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mawwormism

mawwormism noun: sanctimonious hypocrisy; the behaviour of a Mawworm.

Noun

mawwormism (uncountable)

  1. (rare) Sanctimonious hypocrisy; the behaviour of a Mawworm
    • The Bill was introduced in a spirit of mawwormism and cant.1883 August 4, Hansard

Origin of mawwormism

From Mawworm + -ism.

Questions about mawwormism

What does mawwormism mean?
Mawwormism means sanctimonious hypocrisy; the behaviour of a Mawworm.
What part of speech is mawwormism?
Mawwormism is a noun.

Words near mawwormism in the dictionary

  1. mawsonite
  2. Mawsons
  3. mawther
  4. mawthers
  5. mawworm
  6. mawwormism
  7. mawworms
  8. Mawyer
  9. Mawyers
  10. max
  11. max chrysanthemum

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