"Woosterism" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Woosterisms [plural]
Etymology: From Wooster + -ism, after Bertie Wooster, the protagonist of P. G. Wodehouse's Jeeves series of comic novels. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Wooster|ism}} Wooster + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} Woosterism (countable and uncountable, plural Woosterisms)
  1. foppish, affected speech or behaviour Wikipedia link: Bertie Wooster, P. G. Wodehouse Tags: countable, uncountable

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