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trampism

trampism noun: the way of life of a tramp; homelessness.

Noun

trampism (uncountable)

  1. The way of life of a tramp; homelessness.
    • Provident associations, so called, have been undertaken in many cities of late years. One of the best illustrations of the application of this system to the solution of trampism is the St. Louis institution by that name.1894, The Overland Monthly, page 630

Origin of trampism

From tramp + -ism.

Questions about trampism

What does trampism mean?
Trampism means the way of life of a tramp; homelessness.
What part of speech is trampism?
Trampism is a noun.

Words near trampism in the dictionary

  1. tramping
  2. Tramping Lake
  3. trampings
  4. trampish
  5. trampishly
  6. trampism
  7. tramplate
  8. tramplates
  9. trample
  10. trample out
  11. trampled

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