bummery
English
Etymology 1
From bum + -eryCategory:English terms suffixed with -ery#BUMMERY and the idea that they were a collective of bums?
Noun
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- (originally derogatoryCategory:English derogatory terms#BUMMERY, historicalCategory:English terms with historical senses#BUMMERY) The faction of the Industrial Workers of the World in the 20th century which favored direct action.
- 1924, Proceedings of the National Convention of the Socialist Labor Party, page 36:
- When De Leon broke with the I. W. W. in 1908 there were again members of the Party who declaimed against his abandoning the I. W. W. - members who had no sympathy with the bummery element.Category:English terms with quotations#BUMMERY
- 2010, Todd DePastino, Citizen Hobo: How a Century of Homelessness Shaped America, page 95:
- But the hour belonged to the bummery. Proclaiming a millennial vision of “One Big Union,” the hobo insurgents won the day, ousting the home-guard and dedicating the IWW to direct economic action exclusively.Category:English terms with quotations#BUMMERY
Etymology 2
Variant form.
Noun
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- Obsolete form of bottomryCategory:English obsolete forms#BUMMERY.
- R. North
- There was a scrivener of Wapping brought to hearing for relief against a bummery bond.
- R. North
References
- “bummery”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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