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English
Etymology
From Nippon + -ism.
Noun
Nipponism (plural Nipponisms)
- (nipponology, generic) Anything of Japanese origin.
- (linguistics) A Japanese word or phrase used in English.
- (linguistics) A Japanese way of using English words.
- (politics) The belief that Japan has a higher culture or wider territorial rights.
Quotations
2001 August 30, Ross Klatte, “Min-you, 'Kuroda Bushi'”, in sci.lang.japan (Usenet):In English the word is used only with God and money (excuse the tautology). The ubitquitous use of "almighty" is a Nipponism. Just "mighty" is better.