Chesterbelloc

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Blend of Chesterton +‎ Belloc; coined by George Bernard Shaw in a 1908 article for The New Age magazine.

Proper noun[edit]

the Chesterbelloc

  1. (informal, humorous, derogatory, historical) A notional chimeric beast formed by the union of Hilaire Belloc and G. K. Chesterton, the latter forced to adopt the political opinions of the former.
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