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old fartism

old fartism noun: the state of being an old fart, of being old and having old-fashioned views.

Noun

old fartism (uncountable)

  1. (rare) The state of being an old fart, of being old and having old-fashioned views.
    • Isn't all a matter of individual taste? Sure, and so is the difference between Coltrane and Kiss, or Mozart and Hell Rot. But lest I be rightfully accused of the brand of old-fartism I myself ridiculed in my younger years,...2002, A. C. Weisbecker, In Search of Captain Zero

Origin of old fartism

From old fart + -ism.

Questions about old fartism

What does old fartism mean?
Old fartism means the state of being an old fart, of being old and having old-fashioned views.
What part of speech is old fartism?
Old fartism is a noun.

Words near old fartism in the dictionary

  1. Old Erowal Bay
  2. Old Etonian
  3. Old Etonians
  4. Old Faithful
  5. old fart
  6. old fartism
  7. old farts
  8. old fashioned
  9. old fashioned glass
  10. old fashioned glasses
  11. old fashioneds

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