Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Conduct like that of the ostrich: alluding to its habit of considering itself wholly concealed when only its head is hidden.
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- noun derogatory A
policy ofburying one's head in the sand , i.e. ignoring the reality of a situation.
Etymologies
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Examples
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a "g" instead of a "ch" in "ostrichism" - the 522nd word offered this week by bee pronouncer
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The semifinals of the 2010 Scripps National Spelling Bee kicked off at 10 a.m. Friday with the word "ostrichism."
Pool of National Spelling Bee competitors whittled down to 48 2010
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Cease talking about "patterns" altogether, in order that such Republicans continue their pattern of ostrichism.
Balkinization 2007
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Cease talking about "patterns" altogether, in order that such Republicans continue their pattern of ostrichism.
Balkinization 2007
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Cease talking about "patterns" altogether, in order that such Republicans continue their pattern of ostrichism.
Balkinization 2007
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Cease talking about "patterns" altogether, in order that such Republicans continue their pattern of ostrichism.
Balkinization 2007
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Cease talking about "patterns" altogether, in order that such Republicans continue their pattern of ostrichism.
Balkinization 2007
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Cease talking about "patterns" altogether, in order that such Republicans continue their pattern of ostrichism.
Balkinization 2007
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Gentlemen and friends, Jotham Gale is repentant, he feels his ostrichism '-- whatever he meant by that --' he desires to become self-respecting, and he asks us to help him.
The Depot Master Joseph Crosby Lincoln 1907
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