Nosism
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Nosism [nah-si-zəm]
Part of speech: noun
Origin: Latin, 19th century
1. The use of a first-person plural pronoun (such as “we”) instead of a first-person singular pronoun (such as “I”) to refer to oneself.
Examples of nosism in a sentence
"We could tell our AirBnB host was a character from his use of nosism and the way he referred to the condo as “The Manor.”"
"These days, using what is called “the royal we” is so uncommon that anyone who lapses into nosism sounds affected."
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