Afghanistanismn.

Brit.

/afˈɡanᵻstənɪz(ə)m/,

/afˌɡanᵻˈstɑːnɪz(ə)m/,

/afˌɡanᵻˈstanɪz(ə)m/, U.S.

/æfˈɡænəstəˌnɪzəm/

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Afghanistan , -ism suffix.

Etymology: < the name of Afghanistan (Persian Afġānistān, Pashto Afġānistān), used as a type of a distant land + -ism suffix.The Persian name Afġānistān (16th cent.; < Afġān Afghan n. + -istān , -stān , forming names of regions or countries: see -stan comb. form) was apparently introduced to Europe through English, where it first appears in a translation from Persian; compare:1768 A. Dow tr. M. Firishtah Hist. Hindostan I. 141 Shahah ul dien Mahummud..marched an army into Hindostan, over-running Pishawir, Afghanistan, Moultan and Sind.

colloquial (originally U.S.)

Preoccupation (esp. on the part of journalists) with distant events, as a diversion from controversial domestic issues (see quot. 1950).

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > journalism > [noun] > other specific types or styles of journalism

penny-a-lining1842

publicism1846

New Journalism1872

investigative reporting1890

ink-slinging1894

yellowism1897

chip paper1935

Afghanistanism1948

telejournalism1959

parajournalism1965

smear journalism1967

gonzo1972

plutography1985

the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > mental wandering > lack of concentration, distraction > [noun] > cause of > event > pre-occupation with

Afghanistanism1948

1948 J. Lloyd Jones in Probl. Journalism (Amer. Soc. Newspaper Editors Convention) 73 I don't wish to belabor this subject of Afghanistanism, this business of taking forthright stands on elections in Costa Rica, while the uncollected local garbage reeks beneath the editor's window.

1950 Wisconsin State Jrnl. 28 Jan. 4/2 There's a legend in the newspaper business that editorial writers who are timid about taking strong stands on local questions always fill up their columns with learned discussions about conditions in Afghanistan. Such editorial myopia has been termed ‘Afghanistanism’.

1971 Observer 12 Sept. 7/4 The ‘radical chic’ find indignation easier about injustices in far-away America or Russia than those in our own midst: I believe this syndrome is called Afghanistanism.

1982 Business Week 14 June 15/1 Critics once scoffed that certain segments of the U.S. press suffered from ‘Afghanistanism’... The malady..now deserves another name.

2001 Times 22 Oct. 19/2 I don't go for what we call Afghanistanism... That's what we call knocking faraway evil and ignoring the evil in your own backyard.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	afghanistanism
释义	Afghanistanismn. Brit. /afˈɡanᵻstənɪz(ə)m/, /afˌɡanᵻˈstɑːnɪz(ə)m/, /afˌɡanᵻˈstanɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /æfˈɡænəstəˌnɪzəm/ Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Afghanistan , -ism suffix. Etymology: < the name of Afghanistan (Persian Afġānistān, Pashto Afġānistān), used as a type of a distant land + -ism suffix.The Persian name Afġānistān (16th cent.; < Afġān Afghan n. + -istān , -stān , forming names of regions or countries: see -stan comb. form) was apparently introduced to Europe through English, where it first appears in a translation from Persian; compare:1768 A. Dow tr. M. Firishtah Hist. Hindostan I. 141 Shahah ul dien Mahummud..marched an army into Hindostan, over-running Pishawir, Afghanistan, Moultan and Sind. colloquial (originally U.S.) Preoccupation (esp. on the part of journalists) with distant events, as a diversion from controversial domestic issues (see quot. 1950). ΘΚΠ society > communication > journalism > [noun] > other specific types or styles of journalism penny-a-lining1842 publicism1846 New Journalism1872 investigative reporting1890 ink-slinging1894 yellowism1897 chip paper1935 Afghanistanism1948 telejournalism1959 parajournalism1965 smear journalism1967 gonzo1972 plutography1985 the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > mental wandering > lack of concentration, distraction > [noun] > cause of > event > pre-occupation with Afghanistanism1948 1948 J. Lloyd Jones in Probl. Journalism (Amer. Soc. Newspaper Editors Convention) 73 I don't wish to belabor this subject of Afghanistanism, this business of taking forthright stands on elections in Costa Rica, while the uncollected local garbage reeks beneath the editor's window. 1950 Wisconsin State Jrnl. 28 Jan. 4/2 There's a legend in the newspaper business that editorial writers who are timid about taking strong stands on local questions always fill up their columns with learned discussions about conditions in Afghanistan. Such editorial myopia has been termed ‘Afghanistanism’. 1971 Observer 12 Sept. 7/4 The ‘radical chic’ find indignation easier about injustices in far-away America or Russia than those in our own midst: I believe this syndrome is called Afghanistanism. 1982 Business Week 14 June 15/1 Critics once scoffed that certain segments of the U.S. press suffered from ‘Afghanistanism’... The malady..now deserves another name. 2001 Times 22 Oct. 19/2 I don't go for what we call Afghanistanism... That's what we call knocking faraway evil and ignoring the evil in your own backyard. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1948
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