Afghanistanism
noun
Af·ghan·i·stan·ism
afˈganəˌstaˌnizəm,
-taaˌn-,
-stəˌ-
plural -s
: the practice (as by a journalist) of concentrating on problems in distant parts of the world while ignoring controversial local issues
Word History
Etymology
Afghanistan + -ism; from the remoteness of Afghanistan
First Known Use
1943, in the meaning defined above
- time stamps
- time study
- time suck
- time sucks
- time switch
- time thrust
- time ticket
- time train
- time trial
- time value
- time warp
- time was
- time was (when)
- time was when
- time will tell
- time zone
- time's up
- time-advantage
- time-binding
- time-consuming
- time-expired
- time-honored
- time-lapse
- time-motion study
- time-of-flight