Gothamist

noun

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Noun

1
A person lacking in wisdom. archaic
"such Gothamists , such Bedlamites , such mad men are most among us"

Synonyms

gothamite gothamite

Example

"such Gothamists , such Bedlamites , such mad men are most among us"

Etymology

From Gotham + -ist, after Gotham, Nottinghamshire, England, associated with some humorous tales of foolish behaviour.

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