Monroeism en · NOUN
Etymology
From Monroe + -ism. The policy was named after US president James Monroe (1758–1831), who issued it in 1823.
Meanings
- (historical, uncountable) Synonym of Monroe Doctrine: the United States policy opposing European colonialism in the Americas beginning in 1823.
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(countable, informal) An amusing, playfully naive remark by American actress Marilyn Monroe (1926–1962).
Of her favorite “number by Beethoven”—“I'm afraid I'm not very good at numbers.” Of her admiration for the Renaissance—“Of course, if I had lived in the Renaissance, I would be dead now.” Such Monroeisms prompt Mr. Zolotow to remind us of Punch’s quip: “Timon is a girl’s best friend.”
1960 December 3, M. S. Evans, “Books in Brief”, in National Review, volume IX, number 22, pages 354–355:
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