full deckism

See also: full-deckism

English

After such phrases as "not playing with a full deck" and "a few cards short of a deck", +‎ -ism.

full deckism (plural full deckisms)

(linguistics) A word or phrase used to euphemistically refer to another person's being crazy or deranged.
- 1996, Malcolm L. Kushner, Successful Presentations for Dummies, page 332:
  The next time you need to make this point try using a "full deckism." Full deckisms are euphemisms for saying that people are stupid or illogical — that they're "not playing with a full deck."
- 2000, Alleen Pace Nilsen & ‎Don Lee Fred Nilsen, Encyclopedia of 20th-century American Humor, page 244:
  A currently popular pattern of insult humor is the "Full Deckism," named from the cliche, "He's not playing with a full deck."

单词	full deckism
释义	full deckism See also: full-deckism English Alternative forms full-deckism Etymology After such phrases as "not playing with a full deck" and "a few cards short of a deck", +‎ -ism. Noun full deckism (plural full deckisms) (linguistics) A word or phrase used to euphemistically refer to another person's being crazy or deranged. 1996, Malcolm L. Kushner, Successful Presentations for Dummies, page 332: The next time you need to make this point try using a "full deckism." Full deckisms are euphemisms for saying that people are stupid or illogical — that they're "not playing with a full deck." 2000, Alleen Pace Nilsen & ‎Don Lee Fred Nilsen, Encyclopedia of 20th-century American Humor, page 244: A currently popular pattern of insult humor is the "Full Deckism," named from the cliche, "He's not playing with a full deck."
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