Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stuckism

/ˈstʌkɪzəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
stuck-ism
IPA
/ˈstʌkɪzəm/
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

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Etymology

From stuck + -ism, coined in January 1999 by Charles Thomson after an angry remark from Tracey Emin, partner of artist Billy Childish: “Your paintings are stuck, you are stuck! Stuck! Stuck!”.

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How do you pronounce stuckism?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈstʌkɪzəm/.
What does stuckism mean?
An international art movement formed in 1999 by Billy Childish and Charles Thomson, opposing conceptual art in favour of figurative painting.
Where does stuckism come from?
From stuck + -ism, coined in January 1999 by Charles Thomson after an angry remark from Tracey Emin, partner of artist Billy Childish: “Your paintings are stuck, you are stuck! Stuck! Stuck!”.

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