Gothamist
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Gotham + -ist, after Gotham, Nottinghamshire, England, associated with some humorous tales of foolish behaviour.
Noun[edit]
Gothamist (plural Gothamists)
- (archaic) A person lacking in wisdom.
- 1658, John Spencer, Things New and Old:
- such Gothamists , such Bedlamites , such mad men are most among us
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References[edit]
- “Gothamist”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.