"jocularism" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: jocularisms [plural]
Etymology: From jocular + -ism. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|jocular|ism}} jocular + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun}} jocularism (plural jocularisms)
  1. (countable) A jokingly contrived word or term. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-jocularism-en-noun-cxdFO-0y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 16 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 77 23
  2. (uncountable) The act or practice of joking. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-jocularism-en-noun-jq9dMTP7

Inflected forms

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