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quackism

quackism noun: behaviour of a quack; quackery.

Noun

quackism (countable and uncountable, plural quackisms)

  1. Behaviour of a quack; quackery.
    • […] who have let down the administration by their quackism and queer performances […]1968, Nakuleshvara Nandi, The Income Tax and Its Grim Ordeal

Forms of quackism

pluralquackisms

Origin of quackism

From quack + -ism.

Questions about quackism

What does quackism mean?
Quackism means behaviour of a quack; quackery.
What part of speech is quackism?
Quackism is a noun.
What is the plural of quackism?
The plural of quackism is quackisms.

Words near quackism in the dictionary

  1. quackingly
  2. quackings
  3. quackish
  4. quackishly
  5. quackishness
  6. quackism
  7. quackisms
  8. quackle
  9. quackled
  10. quackles
  11. quackless

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