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单词 me-tooism
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me-tooismn.

Brit. /miːˈtuːɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /miˈtuˌɪzəm/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: me too at me pron.1 5f, -ism suffix.
Etymology: < me too at me pron.1 5f + -ism suffix.
colloquial (frequently depreciative). Originally U.S.
The practice of adopting or imitating a policy successfully or popularly proposed by a (usually rival) person or party; (more widely) the practice of following a popular trend.
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the mind > language > statement > acquiescence > [noun] > in views or policies of another
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1883 Life 23 Aug. 96/1 The origin of ‘Me-tooism’ in politics, and ‘Too-tooism’ in aesthetics, with reference to the study of modern history.
1949 Sun (Baltimore) 14 Dec. 2/1 A recommendation that..the Republican party..divest itself of ‘me-tooism’ and go to the people with a program clearly and unmistakably in opposition to that now offered by our opponents.
1958 Spectator 1 Aug. 156/3 With the collapse of doctrinaire Socialism, and the adoption instead of a modified me-tooism, the range of controversy is being still further reduced.
1967 Spectator 13 Oct. 419/2 The usefulness of ‘me-tooism’ in capturing the floating voter should not be underestimated.
1976 New Yorker 19 Apr. 108/2 The cost-of-living raises could have set off vast waves of what is popularly known as me-tooism—demands for similar deals from all the municipal unions.
1994 Guardian 14 Feb. i. 22/3 The left and centre-left alternated between a furtive me-tooism and a dogged, but doomed, resistance.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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