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Couéism
Cou·é·ism
/
kuˈeɪ
ɪz
əm, ˈku
eɪˌɪz-
/
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[
koo-
ey
-iz-
uh
m,
koo
-ey-iz-
]
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noun
a method of self-help stressing autosuggestion, popular especially in the U.S. c1920 and featuring the slogan “Day by day in every way I am getting better and better.”
Origin:
1920–25;
<
French
couéisme.
See
Coué
,
-ism
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Coué
(
French
kue)
—
n
Émile
(emil). 1857--1926, French psychologist and pharmacist: advocated psychotherapy by autosuggestion
Couéism
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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