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crankism

noun

Etymology

From crank + -ism.

  1. inherited from *krangaz✻
  2. derived from *krank✻
  3. borrowed from krank
  4. suffixed as crankism — “crank + ism”

Definitions

  1. The beliefs or behaviour of a crank (unconventional person)

    The beliefs or behaviour of a crank (unconventional person); eccentricity; kookishness.

The neighborhood

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