noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Behaviour of a quack; quackery. countable, uncountable

   "[…] who have let down the administration by their quackism and queer performances […]"

Synonyms

All synonyms

humbugimposture

Example

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"[…] who have let down the administration by their quackism and queer performances […]"

Etymology

From quack + -ism.

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