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stupidstition

stupidstition noun: a belief or superstition that is especially foolish or senseless, or lacking any rational basis.

Noun

stupidstition (usually uncountable, plural stupidstitions)

  1. (derogatory, humorous, slang, uncommon, usually) A belief or superstition that is especially foolish or senseless, or lacking any rational basis.
    • I don't believe in that, or any other unpleasant 'stupidstition' as my reverend used to call them , " Rose retorted, as she hastily began to dress, for the last time, in the blue striped costume which had been hers for nearly three years, but was, in a few hours, to change to one pure white, like a...1919, Eliot Harlow Robinson, "Smiles," a Rose of the Cumberlands, page 295
    • Do you really believe in religious "Bunk"? If so, please read enclosures - and "Wise Up"; it is a shame for an editor to be a Victim of Superstition. Yours for truth, yours against Christian "Stupidstition".1957, Truth Seeker, volumes 84-85, page 51

Examples of stupidstition in a sentence

  • I bet the next person that has to hit out of that bunker really appreciates your stupidstition.1995 July 17, larry_watson, “More Superstitions”, in rec.sport.golf (Usenet):
  • Because they are stupid, we have a right to call them stupidstitions.2004, Bernard M. Patten, Truth, Knowledge, Or Just Plain Bull, How To Tell The Difference : A Handbook of Practical Logic and Clear...

Forms of stupidstition

pluralstupidstitions

Origin of stupidstition

Blend of stupid + superstition. First use appears c. 1919. See cite below.

Questions about stupidstition

What does stupidstition mean?
Stupidstition means a belief or superstition that is especially foolish or senseless, or lacking any rational basis.
How do you use stupidstition in a sentence?
I bet the next person that has to hit out of that bunker really appreciates your stupidstition.
What part of speech is stupidstition?
Stupidstition is a noun.
What is the plural of stupidstition?
The plural of stupidstition is stupidstitions.

Words near stupidstition in the dictionary

  1. stupidly
  2. stupidness
  3. stupidnesses
  4. stupids
  5. stupidship
  6. stupidstition
  7. stupidstitions
  8. stupidstitious
  9. stupidy
  10. stupification
  11. stupifications

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