English Explanatory Dictionary

japonicadom

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. the upper class

Word forms

japonicadom

Etymology

From japonica + -dom. Coined by Nathaniel Parker Willis circa 1849 after the upper class’s then-penchant for wearing japonicas in their hair.

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