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- noun Any of a number of often-repeated
malapropisms originally uttered by USfilm producer Samuel Goldwyn (1879-1974) or a malapropismreminiscent of Goldwyn's utterances.
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Alternate names for this phenomenon are "Goldwynism" and "Berraism" because of the penchant of movie mogul Samuel Goldwyn and former baseball player Yogi Berra for this type of declaration.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Howard Richler 2010
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These include, it should be said, terms that are more amusing than high-minded: Pollyanna, Goldwynism and Collyer Brothers Syndrome (named for the frantic collectors).
Enduring Truths and Cast-Off Notions Kent Owen 2008
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These include, it should be said, terms that are more amusing than high-minded: Pollyanna, Goldwynism and Collyer Brothers Syndrome (named for the frantic collectors).
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