"blinkerdom" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From blinker + -dom. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|blinker|dom}} blinker + -dom Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} blinkerdom (uncountable)
  1. (very rare) Narrow-mindedness; hostility to non-traditional ideas; inability to see beyond the obvious, usual or familiar. Tags: rare, uncountable
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