parisianisme

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French parisianisme. By surface analysis, parisien +‎ -isme.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pa.ʁi.zja.nism/, /pa.ʁi.zja.nizm/
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Noun

parisianisme m (plural parisianismes)

(linguistics) characteristically Parisian turn of phrase, expression, etc. [since 1583]
(generally derogatory) stereotypically Parisian attitudes and mores; in particular, Parisian snobbery [since 1840]
(dated) Parisian quality, Parisianness

Related terms

antiparisianisme
parisianiste

Further reading

“parisianisme”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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