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midwittery en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English midwit Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Latin -ia Old French -ie Old French -eriebor. Middle English -erie English -ery English midwittery From midwit + -ery.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) Behavior consistent with that of a midwit.
    • The white liberal elite and their Millennial serfs are especially prone to the sort of midwittery found in the comedy of George Carlin or on the website Reddit. But Redditors and Carlinism are, admittedly, extreme examples. 2022 January 7, Merri, “Brief Genealogy of the Midwit”, in The Pillarist, archived from the original on 30 Sep 2022: