Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

johnsonism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: john-son-ism
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of Johnsonianism.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The ideology, doctrine and practice of former United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

British usage; Countable; Uncountable

noun

The ideology, doctrine and practice of United States President Lyndon B. Johnson.

American usage; Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Truss won the race to replace Johnson by presenting herself as both the continuity candidate[…]and the new guard who would do away with all the boring bits of Johnsonism, such as raising taxes to pay for things."

Etymology

From Johnson + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Johnson

Usage

Countable
Uncountable
British usage
American usage

Inflected Forms

Johnsonisms (plural)

Synonyms

Johnsonianism

Questions

What does johnsonism mean?: Synonym of Johnsonianism.
Where does johnsonism come from?: From Johnson + -ism.

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