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  • noun A tic or other behaviour associated with Tourette syndrome.

Etymologies

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Tourette +‎ -ism

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  • 'Pelham 1 2 3': Another Exercise In Emotional Manipulation And Cinematic Tourettism From Tony Scott The career of director Tony Scott can, I think, be divided into three major phases: first, as a competent purveyor of Hollywood schlock (e.g.,

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  • True Romance); and, most recently, as the technician behind crass, bludgeoning exercises in emotional manipulation and cinematic Tourettism (

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