Idiom: Humpty Dumptyism
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From the fictional character Humpty Dumpty in Lewis Caroll's Through the Looking-Glass, who, when asked what he meant by "glory", replies "I meant 'there's a nice knock-down argument for you!'". Alice protests that this isn't the meaning of "glory" and Humpty Dumpty replies "When I use a word it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less."
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The practice of insisting that a word means whatever one wishes it to.
Example Sentences
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Humpty Dumptyism is the belief that words can mean whatever you want them to mean.
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He constantly changes the definitions of words, a classic case of Humpty Dumptyism.
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Her argument was full of Humpty Dumptyism, completely twisting the meaning of our conversation.
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Politicians often engage in Humpty Dumptyism to manipulate public opinion.
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Don't fall for his Humpty Dumptyism, his words are empty and meaningless.
