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Muskism

Muskism noun: a characteristic phrase or statement by Elon Musk.

Noun

Muskism (countable and uncountable, plural Muskisms)

  1. (countable) A characteristic phrase or statement by Elon Musk.
    • Whether this means a new announcement about SpaceX’s Martian plans is to be madec^([sic]) or is just another Muskism remains to be seen.2018 September 17, Daniel Patrascu, “Elon Musk Tweets Photos of Big Falcon Rocket Leaving Earth, Declares OccupyMars”, in Autoevolution
  2. (uncountable) The philosophy and politics espoused by Elon Musk.
    • Trumpism has evolved completely into Muskism, and it needs neither Trump nor Musk to wreak its havoc.2025 April 2, Charlie Pierce, “What Happens to Elon Musk and Muskism Now?”, in Esquire
    • But I remain convinced that what I call conservatism of commerce better captures the ideological dynamics of Muskism, Trumpism, and the business elitism that structures our economic life.2025 September, Pierre-Yves Néron, “Political Political Theory of Corporations: Answer To Caulfield’s (2025) If You’re an Egalitarian, How Come You’re a Firm?”, in Philosophy of Management, volume...
  3. (uncountable) Hypercapitalism inspired by science fiction and technocracy.
    • The metaverse is at once an illustration of and a distraction from a broader and more troubling turn in the history of capitalism. The world’s techno-billionaires are forging a new kind of capitalism: Muskism. Mr. Musk, who likes to troll his rivals, mocked Mr. Zuckerberg’s metaverse. But from...2021 November 4, Jill Lepore, “Elon Musk Is Building a Sci-Fi World, and the Rest of Us Are Trapped in It”, in The New York Times
    • Muskism might get people to Mars, but as a “free planet,” will the Martians choose to stay the course?2021 November 10, Mike Brown, “What Elon Musk's love of science fiction reveals about Tesla and SpaceX”, in Inverse

Examples of Muskism in a sentence

  • The world’s techno-billionaires are forging a new kind of capitalism: Muskism.2021 November 4, Jill Lepore, “Elon Musk Is Building a Sci-Fi World, and the Rest of Us Are Trapped in It”, in The New York Times:
  • Muskism is akin to feudalism in that, as Lepore explains, '[i]t's like there are these lords and the rest of us are the peasantry, and our fates are in their hands because they know best'.2025 January 21, Carl Rhodes, Stinking Rich: The Four Myths of the Good Billionaire, Policy Press, →ISBN:

Forms of Muskism

pluralMuskisms

Origin of Muskism

From Musk + -ism. Sense 3 coined by American historian Jill Lepore.

Questions about Muskism

What does Muskism mean?
Muskism means a characteristic phrase or statement by Elon Musk.
How do you use Muskism in a sentence?
The world’s techno-billionaires are forging a new kind of capitalism: Muskism.
What part of speech is Muskism?
Muskism is a noun.
What is the plural of Muskism?
The plural of Muskism is Muskisms.

Words near Muskism in the dictionary

  1. muskiness
  2. muskinesses
  3. musking
  4. Muskingum County
  5. muskish
  6. Muskism
  7. Muskisms
  8. muskit
  9. muskito
  10. muskitoes
  11. muskitos

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