"puppyism" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: puppyisms [plural]
Etymology: From puppy + -ism. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|puppy|ism}} puppy + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} puppyism (countable and uncountable, plural puppyisms)
  1. Extreme meanness, affectation, conceit, or impudence. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-puppyism-en-noun-ExnNl-zr
  2. Youthful folly. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-puppyism-en-noun-WmkSp347 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 88

Inflected forms

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