Afghanistanism en · NOUN
Etymology
From Afghanistan + -ism. The first recorded use is by Jenkin Lloyd Jones, editor of the Tulsa Tribune, in 1948; see quotation below.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The practice of concentrating on problems in distant parts of the world while ignoring controversial local issues.
I don't wish to belabor this subject of Afghanistanism, this business of taking forthright stands on elections in Costa Rica, while the uncollected local garbage reeks beneath the editor's window.
1948, Jenkin Lloyd Jones, “Editorial Page Panel”, in Proceedings of the Annual Meeting, American Society of Newspaper Editors, page 73:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistanisms | Number=Plur | lexicographic |