Wellerism
Wellerism · Wellerisms
Wellerismus, Sagwort
A proverb, often a fatuous one, attributed to speaker in a situationA proverb, often a fatuous one, attributed to speaker in a situation.
Meaning
1 sensesA proverb, often a fatuous one, attributed to speaker in a situation.
Wellerismus, Sagwort
More definitions
- a comparison comprising a well-known quotation followed by a facetious sequel
Translations
2 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
proverb:
Origin
From Weller + -ism, after the character Sam Weller in Charles Dickens' 1836 novel The PickFrom Weller + -ism, after the character Sam Weller in Charles Dickens' 1836 novel The Pickwick Papers.
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