Wellerism
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Wellerism is a noun meaning Alternative letter-case form of Wellerism.
Meaning
Alternative letter-case form of Wellerism.
Example Sentences
Dickens used wellerisms already in his letters prior to writing Pickwick Papers.
[…]without adding the names of those who were widely known to be responsible for the coinage of such wellerisms.
2002, Fionnuala Carson Williams, Wellerisms in Ireland, University of Vermont, page 38, In many cases where a wellerism and a folktale are connected the quote in the wellerism is a set sentence like 'Up and at it!' which is well-known apart from the wellerism.
Word Forms
- wellerisms
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include proverb, wit-wanton, witticist, wiseling, witworm, ill-willer.
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