Borisism

plural Borisisms

1. UKgovernmentA turn of phrase employed by British politician Boris Johnson.

   The day after his arrival in Birmingham, in the conference hall, he crammed his speech with Borisisms.

   2019, Harry Mount, The Wit and Wisdom of Boris Johnson, Bloomsbury, →ISBN

   2 more examples

   Boris Johnson, in typical faux-naif Borisism, said once of his leadership ambitions that he might "pick up the ball if it came loose from the back of the scrum".

   2014 August 6, Patrick Wintour, “Boris Johnson positions himself perfectly for Tory leadership bid”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

   Sharp says there was no such conflict, echoed by Johnson himself, who minted a Borisism specially for the occasion: “I can tell you that for 100% ding-dang sure.”

   2023 January 27, Jonathan Freedland, “The stench coming from this government? It’s the corrupt mixture of private wealth and public squalor”, in The Guardian, →ISSN