Snopesism
English
Etymology
Snopes + -ism, from the surname of several unscrupulous or heartless characters in the Snopes trilogy (1940–1959) by William Faulkner.
Noun
Snopesism (uncountable)
- (uncommon, US) Unscrupulous or heartless behaviour; rapacity.
- 1978 May 21, Quentin Anderson, “New Critic Back Down South”, in The New York Times, ISSN 0362-4331:
- Of course, Faulkner went on in “A Fable” to make Snopesism generic. He proclaims that human “rapacity” is universal.
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Synonyms
- Snopeishness