parish pumperyn.

Brit.

/ˌparɪʃ ˈpʌmpəri/, U.S.

/ˌpɛrɪʃ ˈpəmpəri/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: parish pump n., -ery suffix.

Etymology: < parish pump n. + -ery suffix. Compare slightly later parish pumper n.

Concern with local matters exclusively, parochialism; (also) people having such concerns collectively (rare).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > expressed belief, opinion > bias, prejudice > narrow-mindedness > insularity, provincialism > [noun]

insularity1755

provinciality1769

localism1798

provincialism1819

parish pump1840

parochialism1847

vestrydom1860

vestryism1861

Podsnappery1864

parochialness1866

vestryhood1871

insularism1880

peninsularity1882

parochiality1887

parish pumpery1902

localitis1943

bourgeois-mindedness1955

1902 Pall Mall Gaz. 14 June 2/3 We keep a troop of stock buffoons Who ease the strain of stumpery By singing ditties to the tunes Of fads and parish pumpery.

1962 Economist 5 May 425/1 The rest of the country may simply shrug its shoulders at London's enduring parish-pumpery.

1979 G. Pottinger Secretaries of State for Scotl. 1926–76 xv. 163 To combat apathy at local elections it was hoped that the top tier would offer an avenue to aspiring politicians, while parish-pumpery would find their satisfaction in the second one.

2002 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 20 Aug. 20 I did not spend a lifetime supporting the cause of..the establishment of a Scottish Parliament so that it could devote its time to parish pumpery and political correctness.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	parish pumpery
释义	parish pumperyn. Brit. /ˌparɪʃ ˈpʌmpəri/, U.S. /ˌpɛrɪʃ ˈpəmpəri/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: parish pump n., -ery suffix. Etymology: < parish pump n. + -ery suffix. Compare slightly later parish pumper n. Concern with local matters exclusively, parochialism; (also) people having such concerns collectively (rare). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > expressed belief, opinion > bias, prejudice > narrow-mindedness > insularity, provincialism > [noun] insularity1755 provinciality1769 localism1798 provincialism1819 parish pump1840 parochialism1847 vestrydom1860 vestryism1861 Podsnappery1864 parochialness1866 vestryhood1871 insularism1880 peninsularity1882 parochiality1887 parish pumpery1902 localitis1943 bourgeois-mindedness1955 1902 Pall Mall Gaz. 14 June 2/3 We keep a troop of stock buffoons Who ease the strain of stumpery By singing ditties to the tunes Of fads and parish pumpery. 1962 Economist 5 May 425/1 The rest of the country may simply shrug its shoulders at London's enduring parish-pumpery. 1979 G. Pottinger Secretaries of State for Scotl. 1926–76 xv. 163 To combat apathy at local elections it was hoped that the top tier would offer an avenue to aspiring politicians, while parish-pumpery would find their satisfaction in the second one. 2002 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 20 Aug. 20 I did not spend a lifetime supporting the cause of..the establishment of a Scottish Parliament so that it could devote its time to parish pumpery and political correctness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1902
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