Pronounced: fuh-ROOSH, adj
Notes: I’m rather surprised that I have not run across this word
Yesterday’s word
The word Poplarism is “the policy of giving generous compensation, benefits, unemployment relief, etc”
First usage
Our word came into English in the 1920s
Background / Comments
Our word came from a district in London called Poplar; in 1921 the mayor, George Lansbury, along with the council decided that instead of sending the tax money to London, they would use it to provide relief to the poor. They were subsequently imprisoned for contempt of court. This incident was called the “Poplar Rates Rebellion”, and our word came about shortly thereafter.
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