Potterism

Potterism
Conventional British attitudes and beliefs.

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  • Macaulay,Dame Rose — Ma·cau·lay (mə kôʹlē), Dame Rose. 1881 1958. British writer whose witty, urbane novels include Potterism (1920) and The World My Wilderness (1950). * * * …   Universalium

  • Macaulay, Dame Rose — ▪ British author born , Aug. 1, 1881, Rugby, Warwickshire, Eng. died Oct. 30, 1958, London       author of novels and travel books characterized by intelligence, wit, and lively scholarship.       Daughter of a university instructor, she grew up… …   Universalium

  • bonehead — noun Someone who is stubborn, thick skulled, and stupid. Musical Potterism, for example, is everywhere rampant. It bobs up in music criticisms and peeps forth in daily intercourse. Give me good old , cries the classical Potterite, and keep your… …   Wiktionary

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