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- noun Colloq. or Cant Excessive use of the pronoun
we ; -- called alsoweism .
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- noun colloquial, dated
Excessive use of thepronoun we .
Etymologies
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Blend of we and egotism
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reesetee commented on the word wegotism
An excessive use of the pronoun "we" in writing, particularly in editorials.
Sounds like a newly coined word, but apparently it originated in 1797, according to the OED.
February 15, 2008
jmjarmstrong commented on the word wegotism
JM says we should not be guilty of wegotism, but we won't, will we?
February 24, 2009