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单词 nincompoopiana
释义

nincompoopiana

/ˌnɪŋkəmpuːpɪˈɑːnə/
derogatory. Now historical
noun
(A name for) the late 19th-cent. aesthetic movement; (more generally) the vogue for aestheticism which accompanied it.
  • Chiefly used as a satirical attack on the affected dandyism of the writers, etc., associated with the movement..

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in Max Beerbohm (1872–1956), caricaturist and writer. From nincompoop + -iana.

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