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Pooterism

Pooterism noun: taking oneself grotesquely seriously.

Noun

Pooterism (uncountable)

  1. Taking oneself grotesquely seriously.
    • Although the word blog suggests attitude and subversion, it's really just a hi-tech kind of diary and carries the identical risk of Pooterism.2005, Mark Lawson, BBC
    • The Daily Telegraph
      In his letter, Morgan obligingly, but probably unwittingly, demonstrated a wonderfully neat example of "Pooterism".

Origin of Pooterism

Pooter + -ism, from the character in Diary of a Nobody.

Questions about Pooterism

What does Pooterism mean?
Pooterism means taking oneself grotesquely seriously.
What part of speech is Pooterism?
Pooterism is a noun.

Words near Pooterism in the dictionary

  1. pooter
  2. pootered
  3. Pooteresque
  4. pootering
  5. Pooterish
  6. Pooterism
  7. pooters
  8. pootie
  9. pootier
  10. pooties
  11. pootiest

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