Brummellismn.
/ˈbrʌməlɪz(ə)m/, /ˈbrʌml̩ɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈbrəməˌlɪz(ə)m/ Now rare.
The style or manners exemplified by or characteristic of Beau Brummell, English dandy and arbiter of British fashion for the first decade and a half of the 19th cent.
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1828 N.-Y. Mirror, & Ladies' Lit. Gaz. 25 Oct. 125/1 A cordiality..which he rewarded by giving her two fingers more to shake than was warranted by strict Brummelism.
1831 T. Carlyle in Edinb. Rev. Dec. 373 Werterism, Byronism, even Brummelism, each has its day.
1860 C. J. Lever Day's Ride xxi, in All Year Round 24 Nov. 148/1 Rising languidly, I offered her a chair with a superb air of Brummelism.
1923 N.Y. Times 31 May 14/4 Always dressed to the last perfection of Brummellism.
1955 H. V. Morton Stranger in Spain ix. 285 My first impression was that San Sebastián must be the headquarters of Spanish Brummellism. I have never seen so many shops for men in a town of its size.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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