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full deckism

See also: full-deckism

English

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Etymology

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After such phrases as "not playing with a full deck" and "a few cards short of a deck", +‎ -ism.

Noun

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full deckism (plural full deckisms)

  1. (linguistics) A word or phrase used to euphemistically refer to another person's being crazy or deranged.
    • 1996, Malcolm L. Kushner, Successful Presentations for Dummies, page 332:
      The next time you need to make this point try using a "full deckism." Full deckisms are euphemisms for saying that people are stupid or illogical — that they're "not playing with a full deck."
    • 2000, Alleen Pace Nilsen, Don Lee Fred Nilsen, Encyclopedia of 20th-century American Humor, page 244:
      A currently popular pattern of insult humor is the "Full Deckism," named from the cliche, "He's not playing with a full deck."
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