boobyismn.
/ˈbuːbɪɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈbubiˌɪz(ə)m/ Foolishness, ignorance; ineptitude; the state or condition of being a booby (booby n.1 1). Also: an instance of this.
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the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupidity, dullness of intellect > [noun] > stupid deed, thought, etc. > practice of
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1805 I. D'Israeli Flim-flams! I. i. 37 In what a perilous situation, at that moment, is the cranium of lordly man placed! an indent, more or less, a depression here, or an elongation there, ovals it to genius, or squats it down to boobyism!
1833 Fraser's Mag. 7 112 The boobyisms of Bulwer.
1836 C. Dickens Sketches by Boz 1st Ser. II. 196 To exhibit their lamentable ignorance and boobyism on the stage of a private theatre.
1882 Bangor (Maine) Daily Whig & Courier 8 Sept. 2/3 One of his latest boobyisms is his claim of credit for vetoing the State bank bill.
1968 H. Howarth in H. J. Mooney & T. F. Staley Shapeless God iv. 75 That is one tide of the novel. And the counter-tide? Boobyism.
2007 Times (Nexis) 16 June 16 His articulate ragings against Bush and, indeed, American boobyism of all shades.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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