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Koenigism

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any political or cultural movement created or led by an individual bearing the surname Koenig, or relating to the medium.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • Reddit:r/serialpodcast, Malort_without_irony, 2015: "'Could someone who looks like that really strangle his girlfriend? Idiotic, I know.'~ugh, r/cringe called. You know, this starts to answer the Koneigism [sic] problem."
  • Reddit:r/tennis, jbartlettcoys, 2017: "Was Robbie Koenig who said this, and it is a classic Koenigism."

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noun

Meaning 2

Any political or cultural movement created or led by an individual bearing the surname Koenig, or relating to the medium.

The political activities of Samuel S. Koenig.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, uncountable

Topics: government, politics

Examples

  • The New York Times, 1924: "The issue is Koenigism. On April 1 the Fifteenth Assembly District Republicans will have an opportunity to speak their views..."
  • The New York Times, 1933: "But in the past week the full tide against Koenig and Koenigism has set in..."
  • Chase Mellen Jr.'s Anti-Machine Campaign, 1935: "[Waging a political war against] Koenigism, with its scheming, corrupt, back-room politics, without regard for the best interests of the public or the party."

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History

Etymology

From Koenig + -ism.