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goldwynism

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Gold⋅wyn⋅ism

  [gohld-wi-niz-uhm]
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–noun
a phrase or statement involving a humorous and supposedly unintentional misuse of idiom, as “Keep a stiff upper chin,” esp. such a statement attributed to Samuel Goldwyn, as “Include me out.”
Origin:
1935–40; Goldwyn + -ism
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