foreignism

 [fawr-uh-niz-uhm, for-]  

for·eign·ism

   [fawr-uh-niz-uhm, for-]
noun
1.
a foreign custom, mannerism, etc.
2.
any trait, deviating from accepted speech standards, derived from a foreign language.
3.
imitation of anything foreign.
4.
a foreign quality.
Origin:
1850–55; foreign + -ism
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source Link To foreignism

00:10

00:09

00:08

00:07

00:06

00:05

00:04

00:03

00:02

00:01

Foreignism is always a great word to know.
So is gobo. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
LEARN MORE UNUSUAL WORDS WITH WORD DYNAMO...
Collins
World English Dictionary
foreignism (ˈfɒrɪˌnɪzəm)
 
—n
1.  a custom, mannerism, idiom, etc, that is foreign
2.  imitation of something foreign

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Partners:WordBloglinesCitysearchThe Daily BeastAsk AnswersAsk KidsLife123SendoriThesaurus
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
About Privacy Policy Terms of Use API Careers Advertise with Us Contact Us Help
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature
FAVORITES
RECENT