† bummerismn.
U.S. depreciative. Obsolete.
Action or behaviour characteristic of a vagrant or loafer; idleness (cf. bummer n.3 1a). Also: corruption, or lack of probity on the part of politicians and public officials (cf. bummer n.3 1c). Cf. bum n.6 II.
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the world > action or operation > inaction > disinclination to act or listlessness > sloth or laziness > [noun]
sleuthc888
sweernessc888
slacknessc897
unlustOE
aswolkenessc1000
slothc1175
sweeringa1300
sloth-head1303
unlusthead1340
nicetya1387
sluggardy1390
sluggardness1398
nicehead1440
musardryc1450
slugnessc1450
lashness1477
sweerdomc1480
truantness1483
passibilityc1485
sleuthfulness1488
sluggardry1513
slothfulness1526
sluggardise1532
luskishness1538
desidiousnessa1540
ocivity1550
restiness?c1550
niceness1557
laziness1580
easinessa1586
poltroonery1590
facility1615
pigritude1623
pigrity1623
otiosity1632
easefulnessa1639
dronishness1674
reasiness1679
indolence1710
accidity1730
indolency1741
lurgy1769
donothingness1814
far niente1819
oisivity1830
donothingism1839
dronage1846
lotus-eating1852
faineance1853
faineancy1854
bummerism1858
lazyhood1866
bone-laziness1875
sleevelessness1882
bummery1887
sluggardliness1977
society > authority > rule or government > politics > discreditable political activity > [noun]
bummerism1858
1858 Varieties (San Francisco) 22 May 8/3 There is bummerism in politics—in fact, it is the heart core.
1875 Allen County (Lima, Ohio) Democrat 15 July His notorious drunken bummerism.
1883 Rocky Mountain News (Denver) 4 Oct. 4/1 Corruption will run riot; bummerism and bribery will walk rough shod over decency and honesty.
1898 Forum Dec. 426 My argument is that we are so far beyond the age of low ‘bummerism’ in Federal office that we can afford to hesitate and ask ourselves, ‘Have we not gone far enough in proscribing citizenship in office?’
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018).
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