Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

borisism

/ˈbɔ.rɪ.zɪ.zəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bori-sism
IPA: /ˈbɔ.rɪ.zɪ.zəm/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A turn of phrase employed by British politician Boris Johnson.

British usage

Example Sentences

"Boris Johnson, in typical faux-naif Borisism, said once of his leadership ambitions that he might "pick up the ball if it came loose from the back of the scrum"."
"The day after his arrival in Birmingham, in the conference hall, he crammed his speech with Borisisms."
"Sharp says there was no such conflict, echoed by Johnson himself, who minted a Borisism specially for the occasion: “I can tell you that for 100% ding-dang sure.”"

Etymology

From Boris + -ism.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈbɔ.rɪ.zɪ.zəm/

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

Borisisms (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Bushism Bidenism

Rhymes With

'tism quism diaperism bukharinism abdlism

Questions

How do you pronounce borisism?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɔ.rɪ.zɪ.zəm/.
What does borisism mean?: A turn of phrase employed by British politician Boris Johnson.
Where does borisism come from?: From Boris + -ism.

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