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Snopesism

Snopesism noun: unscrupulous or heartless behaviour; rapacity.

Noun

Snopesism (uncountable)

  1. (US, uncommon) Unscrupulous or heartless behaviour; rapacity.
    • Of course, Faulkner went on in “A Fable” to make Snopesism generic. He proclaims that human “rapacity” is universal.1978 May 21, Quentin Anderson, “New Critic Back Down South”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
    Synonyms:
    Snopeishness

Synonyms of Snopesism

  • Snopeishness

Origin of Snopesism

From Snopes + -ism, from the surname of several unscrupulous or heartless characters in the Snopes trilogy (1940–1959) by William Faulkner.

Questions about Snopesism

What does Snopesism mean?
Snopesism means unscrupulous or heartless behaviour; rapacity.
What part of speech is Snopesism?
Snopesism is a noun.

Words near Snopesism in the dictionary

  1. snoozy
  2. snopes
  3. snopesed
  4. snopeses
  5. snopesing
  6. Snopesism
  7. snops and spans
  8. Snoqualmie
  9. Snoqualmies
  10. Snoqualmoo
  11. Snoqualmoos

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