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spreadeagleism

spreadeagleism noun: a pretentious, boastful, jingoistic attitude.

Noun

spreadeagleism (uncountable)

  1. A pretentious, boastful, jingoistic attitude.

Forms of spreadeagleism

alternative formspreadeaglism
alternative formspread-eagleism

Origin of spreadeagleism

From spread-eagle + -ism.

Questions about spreadeagleism

What does spreadeagleism mean?
Spreadeagleism means a pretentious, boastful, jingoistic attitude.
What part of speech is spreadeagleism?
Spreadeagleism is a noun.

Words near spreadeagleism in the dictionary

  1. spreadations
  2. spreadboard
  3. spreadboards
  4. spreadeagle
  5. spreadeagled
  6. spreadeagleism
  7. spreadeagles
  8. spreadeagling
  9. spreadeaglism
  10. spreaded
  11. spreadedst

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