WELLERISM


Meaning of WELLERISM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈwe-lə-ˌri-zəm ]

noun

Etymology: Sam Weller, witty servant of Mr. Pickwick in the story Pickwick Papers (1836-37) by Charles Dickens

Date: 1839

: an expression of comparison comprising a usually well-known quotation followed by a facetious sequel (as “‘every one to his own taste,’ said the old woman as she kissed the cow”)

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