mugwumpismn.

Brit.

/ˈmʌɡwʌmpɪz(ə)m/, U.S.

/ˈməɡˌwəmˌpɪz(ə)m/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mugwump n., -ism suffix.

Etymology: < mugwump n. + -ism suffix. Compare slightly earlier mugwumpery n.

Chiefly North American.

The principles or practice of mugwumps; behaviour characteristic of a mugwump; (political) aloofness.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > [noun] > temporizing or trimming

time servicea1555

temporizing1590

time-serving1608

temporizement1647

trimming1696

time-servingness1742

temporization1761

tide-serving1819

mongrelism1831

mugwumpism1886

society > authority > rule or government > politics > party politics > [noun] > non-party positions

straddlec1842

personalism1875

freelancing1879

mugwumpery1885

mugwumpism1886

rotativist1907

personalismo1936

society > society and the community > social relations > lack of social communication or relations > separation or isolation > [noun] > detachment or non-participation > from politics or organization

mugwumpism1886

1886 Congress. Rec. 31 Mar. 2968/1 That maudlin political sentiment which we recognize, for want of a better, under the name of ‘Mugwumpism’.

1898 G. B. Shaw in Sat. Rev. 29 Jan. 139/1 It [sc. Hamlet] belongs to a detached residence, a select library, an exclusive circle, to no occupation, to fathomless boredom, to impenitent mugwumpism.

1920 Polit. Sci. Q. 35 138 We doubt if the taint of Mugwumpism would have kept Roosevelt out of the ‘consolatory’ position of Civil Service Commissioner.

1963 Amer. Hist. Rev. 68 1159 It is not clear where he stood on..mugwumpism, nativism, cultural pluralism, prohibition, and other expressions of the progressive impulse at the beginning of this century.

1998 Seattle Times 22 Nov. b9 The half-trillion-dollar federal budget is a good example of mugwumpism run amok.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mugwumpism
释义	mugwumpismn. Brit. /ˈmʌɡwʌmpɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈməɡˌwəmˌpɪz(ə)m/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mugwump n., -ism suffix. Etymology: < mugwump n. + -ism suffix. Compare slightly earlier mugwumpery n. Chiefly North American. The principles or practice of mugwumps; behaviour characteristic of a mugwump; (political) aloofness. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > [noun] > temporizing or trimming time servicea1555 temporizing1590 time-serving1608 temporizement1647 trimming1696 time-servingness1742 temporization1761 tide-serving1819 mongrelism1831 mugwumpism1886 society > authority > rule or government > politics > party politics > [noun] > non-party positions straddlec1842 personalism1875 freelancing1879 mugwumpery1885 mugwumpism1886 rotativist1907 personalismo1936 society > society and the community > social relations > lack of social communication or relations > separation or isolation > [noun] > detachment or non-participation > from politics or organization mugwumpism1886 1886 Congress. Rec. 31 Mar. 2968/1 That maudlin political sentiment which we recognize, for want of a better, under the name of ‘Mugwumpism’. 1898 G. B. Shaw in Sat. Rev. 29 Jan. 139/1 It [sc. Hamlet] belongs to a detached residence, a select library, an exclusive circle, to no occupation, to fathomless boredom, to impenitent mugwumpism. 1920 Polit. Sci. Q. 35 138 We doubt if the taint of Mugwumpism would have kept Roosevelt out of the ‘consolatory’ position of Civil Service Commissioner. 1963 Amer. Hist. Rev. 68 1159 It is not clear where he stood on..mugwumpism, nativism, cultural pluralism, prohibition, and other expressions of the progressive impulse at the beginning of this century. 1998 Seattle Times 22 Nov. b9 The half-trillion-dollar federal budget is a good example of mugwumpism run amok. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1886
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