"knee-jerkism" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From knee-jerk + -ism. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|knee-jerk|ism}} knee-jerk + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} knee-jerkism (uncountable)
  1. Knee-jerk behavior. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-knee-jerkism-en-noun-H3vNIMtk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism, Pages with 1 entry
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