pismirismn.
/ˈpɪsmʌɪərɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈpɪsmaɪ(ə)ˌrɪz(ə)m/, /ˈpɪzmaɪ(ə)ˌrɪz(ə)m/ Hoarding of money; miserliness.Apparently an isolated use.With reference to the behaviour of ants in hoarding food.
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1906 Daily News 22 Dec. 6/6 The mass of money piled up by the late Mr. Sage in the course of a life of parsimonious pismirism.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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n.1906- arthur
- arthur's chariot
- arthur's harp
- arthur's hove
- arthur's plough
- arthur's round table
- arthur's wain
- arthurian
- arthurian cycle
- arthurianism
- arthurs hufe
- arthus
- arthus reaction
- arthus-type
- arthustype
- arti-natural
- artiad
- artialize
- artialized
- artic
- artichoke
- artichoke bottom
- artichoke fashion
- artichoke heart
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