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tushery

tushery

9.9
Poor writing that uses old-fashioned words in a showy way
  • noun
  • /ˈtʌʃəri/
  • Offensive
: pseudoliteratura
  • His penchant for medieval jargon only contributed to the tushery in his poetry.

Examples

  • The novel was dismissed by critics as mere tushery, lacking genuine substance.

  • Readers quickly tired of the tushery that filled many Victorian romance novels.

  • This novel is nothing but tushery.

  • I can't stand that kind of tushery in literature.

  • Readers quickly tired of the tushery that filled many Victorian romance novels.

  • The novel was dismissed by critics as mere tushery, lacking genuine substance.

  • His penchant for medieval jargon only contributed to the tushery in his poetry.

Synonyms

turgidity
vstushery
  • Formal
1 9.9

Very fancy or showy language that does not sound honest and is hard to understand

is an informal derogatory term for poor writing using affected old-fashioned words
turgidness
vstushery
  • Formal
1 9.6

Speech or writing that is too flowery and showy

is a negative informal label for low-quality writing with archaic affectation

Antonyms

clarity
181 3.0

How easy it is to understand what someone says or writes

How Good

masterpiece
147 3.8
literature
158 3.9
writing
771 1.0
tushery
  • Offensive
9.9
tripe
  • Informal
10 7.5

Surface Forms

tushery singular
tusheries plural

Morphology

tushery = tush (semi-transparent) = tush + ery

Formed by the productive suffix '-ery' from 'tush' meaning 'nonsense'; while the formation is regular, 'tush' is rare and may be unfamiliar to many learners.

Etymology

Tushery comes from the short word tush, which people used to say to show something was 'nonsense', plus the ending -ery, which makes a noun meaning 'a type or habit'. So tushery literally means a 'kind of nonsense', which is why it describes poor, overly affected writing.