Dashism

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of showing off or pomp. colloquial, dated, rare, uncountable

    "He must fight a duel before his claim to […] dashism can be universally allowed."

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"He must fight a duel before his claim to […] dashism can be universally allowed."

Etymology

From dash + -ism.

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