Rabelaisianismn.
/ˌrabəˈleɪzɪənɪz(ə)m/, /ˌrabəˈleɪʒn̩ɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˌræbəˈleɪziəˌnɪz(ə)m/, /ˌræbəˈleɪʒəˌnɪz(ə)m/ The characteristic style or attitude of Rabelais or his writings; bawdiness, vulgarity; earthy humour. Also: a Rabelaisian feature or characteristic.
ΘΚΠ
society > leisure > the arts > literature > literary world > [noun] > ideas, etc., characteristic of specific writer
Marlowism1593
Rabelaism1803
Johnsonianism1807
Johnsonism1807
Boswellism1825
Swiftianism1826
Walter Scottism1835
Carlylism1841
Voltairism1841
Macaulayism1846
Voltairianism1848
Zolaism1882
Rabelaisianism1886
Brontëism1887
Arnoldism1892
Kiplingism1898
Shavianism1905
Menckenism1922
Sitwellism1922
Pirandellism1925
Shavianismus1927
Proustery1928
Wodehousian1931
Waughism1934
Snovianism1966
Orwellianism1967
Pinterism1967
Orwellism1970
Pinterishness1970
1886 Athenæum 23 Jan. 131/3 Rabelaisianism..and Voltairean mockery.
1908 A. Bennett Old Wives' Tale ii. ii. 166 The robust Rabelaisianism of his more private conversation.
1922 Times Lit. Suppl. 5 Jan. 9/1 His [sc. Balzac's] mere Rabelaisianisms sometimes bring a later accent into what should be a very simple atmosphere.
1943 P. Larkin Let. 19 Oct. in Sel. Lett. (1992) 79 I mention the circumstance as a vague answer to your weekly Rabelaisianism and because it is unfair enough to deserve mention.
1998 Shakespeare Q. 49 425 The character announced his credentials, appearing to urinate heavily against one of the columns, a gratuitous piece of Rabelaisianism.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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