English Explanatory Dictionary

Chandlerism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A passage of writing or dialogue that uses vivid and lyrical metaphors or similes, characteristic of the work of writer Raymond Chandler.

Word forms

Chandlerism Chandlerisms

Etymology

From Chandler + -ism, after writer Raymond Chandler.

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