ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Parrotry

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Parrotry is a noun meaning Thoughtless imitation or repetition of someone else's words or sayings; mindless repetition.

Meaning

Thoughtless imitation or repetition of someone else's words or sayings; mindless repetition.

Example Sentences

This sentiment is so lugged into every debate, that it has degenerated into mere parrotry.
The economic and political dependence of this African neo-colonial bourgeoisie is reflected in its culture of apemanship and parrotry conforced on a restive population through police boots, barbed wire, a gowned clergy and judiciary […].

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Related dictionary entries include repitition, copyism, apery, repeatation, misimitation, copycatism.

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