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Dutch
Etymology
From vak (“occupation, profession”) + idiotisme (“idiotism, severe mental retardation”), calque of German Fachidiotismus, likely a calque of French idiotisme du métier, apparently first used by Marx in Misère de la philosophie. The term entered common usage in 1968, at the time of Marxist student protests.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvɑk.i.di.oːˌtɪs.mə/
- Hyphenation: vak‧idi‧o‧tis‧me
Noun
vakidiotisme n (uncountable)
- (derogatory) an excessive, narrow focus on one's specialism with little societal awareness or engagement; the state of being a fachidiot
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