Borisism

English

Etymology

From Boris +‎ -ism.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔ.rɪ.zɪ.zəm/
• Rhymes: -ɪzəm

Noun

Borisism (plural Borisisms)

1. (UK politics) A turn of phrase employed by British politician Boris Johnson.
   • 2014 August 6, Patrick Wintour, “Boris Johnson positions himself perfectly for Tory leadership bid”, in The Guardian‎^[1], →ISSN:

     Boris Johnson, in typical faux-naif Borisism, said once of his leadership ambitions that he might "pick up the ball if it came loose from the back of the scrum".

   • 2019, Harry Mount, The Wit and Wisdom of Boris Johnson‎^[2], Bloomsbury, →ISBN:

     The day after his arrival in Birmingham, in the conference hall, he crammed his speech with Borisisms.

   • 2023 January 27, Jonathan Freedland, “The stench coming from this government? It’s the corrupt mixture of private wealth and public squalor”, in The Guardian‎^[3], →ISSN:

     Sharp says there was no such conflict, echoed by Johnson himself, who minted a Borisism specially for the occasion: “I can tell you that for 100% ding-dang sure.”

See also

• Bushism, Bidenism