Dundrearyism
Meaning
Noun
- A twisted and consequentially nonsensical aphorism, such as "birds of a feather gather no moss".
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Origin
- Named after Lord Dundreary, a foolish aristocrat in Tom Taylor's play Our American Cousin (1858), who utters remarks of this kind; -ism.
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