What does old-boyism mean?
Old-boyism means Alternative form of old boyism..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Alternative form of old boyism..
And they serve it up with a powerful seasoning of old-boyism and arbitrary clique preference as between white males.
A recent president of the International Association of Police Chiefs, an organization regarded almost universally as a bastion of 'old-boyism,' was the female chief of police of Gaithersburg, Maryland.
The latter are characteristically few in number, and they reciprocate government old-boyism and good-old-boyism with heart-warmineg liberal donations to conservative causes — electoral and otherwise.
Use old-boyism when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Old-boyism means Alternative form of old boyism..
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And they serve it up with a powerful seasoning of old-boyism and arbitrary clique preference as between white males.
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